Quality of diabetes care in Saudi Arabia

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-146

  Eledrisi, Mohsen ^a   Alhaj, Buthina ^a   Rehmani, Rifat ^a   Alotaibi, Munera ^b   Mustafa, Mahmoud ^c   Akbar, Daad ^d   Matboli, Shadia ^d  

^a King Abdul Aziz Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Department of Family Medicine   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Almusa Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE DURATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 34548335156     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.02.017     Document Type: Letter

References (7)

1. Stratton I.M., Adler A.I., Neil H.A., Matthews D.R., Manley S.E., Cull C.A., et al. Association of glycemia and macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 35): prospective observational study. BMJ 321 (2000) 405-412
2. UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS [38]. BMJ 317 (1998) 703-713
3. Costa J., Borges M., David C., and Vaz Carneiro A. Efficacy of lipid lowering drug treatment for diabetic and non-diabetic patients: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMJ 332 (2006) 1115-1124
4. Al-Nozha M.M., Al-Maatouq M.A., Al-Mazrou Y.Y., Al-Harthi S.S., Arafah M.R., Khalil M.Z., et al. Diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J 25 (2004) 1603-1610
5. Wild S., Roglic G., Green A., Sicree R., and King H. Global prevalence of diabetes: estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030. Diabetes Care 27 (2004) 1047-1053
6. Fleming B., Greenfield S., Engelgau M., Pogach L., Clauser S., and Parrott M. The diabetes quality improvement project moving science into health policy to gain an edge on the diabetes epidemic. Diabetes Care 24 (2001) 1815-1820
7. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes-2007. Diabetes Care 30 (2007) S9-S17