Implementing a guideline for the treatment of type 2 diabetics: Results of a Cluster- Randomized Controlled Trial (C-RCT)

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Perria, Carla ^a   Mandolini, Donatella ^a   Guerrera, Carmelina ^a   Jefferson, Tom ^b   Billi, Paolo ^a   Calzini, Virgilio ^c   Fiorillo, Alfonso ^c   Grasso, Giuseppe ^c   Leotta, Sergio ^d   Marrocco, Walter ^c   Suraci, Concetta ^d   Pasquarella, Amina ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Cochrane Collaboration ^*  (Italy)

^c Lazio Region Family Practice Training School   (Italy)

^d SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; INTERVENTION STUDY; ITALY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ITALY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 34347387543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-79     Document Type: Article

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