We should continue talking about screening for Type 2 diabetes [1]

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 924-

  Echouffo Tcheugui, J B ^a   Sargeant, L A ^a   Griffin, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

CONSENSUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447636056     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02193.x     Document Type: Letter

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