A case control study of diabetic patients who default from primary care in urban New Zealand

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-113

  Simmons, D ^a   Clover, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Default; Footcare; Retinopathy; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METABOLIC REGULATION; NAIL; NEW ZEALAND; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROLIFERATIVE RETINOPATHY; SKIN CARE; URBAN AREA;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34147155313     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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