Measuring continuity of care in diabetes mellitus: An experience-based measure

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 548-555

  Gulliford, Martin C ^a,b   Naithani, Smriti ^a   Morgan, Myfanwy ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Capital House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Diabetes mellitus; Family practice; Patient care management; Patient experience; Patient views

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33845488731     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.578     Document Type: Article

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