Poor control and management of cardiovascular risk factors among Albanian diabetic adult patients

Primary Care Diabetes

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-86

  Toti, F ^a   Bejtja, G ^b   Hoti, K ^a   Shota, E ^a   Agaci F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Albania)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risk factors; Diabetes; Guideline; Lipid profile; Metabolic control

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34249663803     PISSN: 17519918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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