Improving outcomes for diabetic patients undergoing vascular surgery

Diabetes Spectrum

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Najarian, Joyce ^a   Swavely, Deborah ^a   Wilson, Eric ^a   Merkle, Larry ^a   Wasser, Thomas ^a   Quinn, Angela Hesener ^b   Urffer, Sallie ^b   Young, Mark ^b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 33846580057     PISSN: 10409165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.18.1.53     Document Type: Review

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