Diabetes processes of care in the Australian veteran population

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-304

  Roughead, Elizabeth E ^a   Barratt, John ^a   Gilbert, Andrew L ^a   Peck, Robert ^b   Killer, Graeme ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Veterans Affairs ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Care plans; Diabetes; HbA1c; Microalbuminuria

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MICROALBUMINURIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PODIATRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VETERAN;

ALBUMINURIA; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; VETERANS;

EID: 38349125364     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.08.022     Document Type: Article

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