An audit of standards of care at a Sri Lankan diabetic clinic

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 249-251

  Jayawardena, M H De S ^a,b   Idampitiya, C ^a,b   Jayawarna, C ^a,b   Wanigasuriya, K ^a   Thomson, G A ^b   Fernando, D J S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b SHERWOOD FOREST HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SRI LANKA;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SRI LANKA;

EID: 33845436767     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.06.030     Document Type: Letter

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