"Damm sokkor": Factors associated with the quality of care of patients with diabetes - A study in primary care in Tunisia

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2013-2018

  Alberti, Hugh ^a,b   Boudriga, Nessiba ^a   Nabli, Mounira ^a  

^a Direction des Soins de Sante de Base   (Tunisia)

^b NONE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TUNISIA;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TUNISIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547662417     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0520     Document Type: Article

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