A follow-up study of the occurrence and consequences of HbA1c measurements in an unselected cohort of non-pharmacologically treated patients with Type 2 diabetes

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-62

  Kristensen, Jette Kolding ^a   Stoevring, Henrik ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical inertia; Family practice; HbA1c; Quality of care; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROBABILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 39749172922     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430801892532     Document Type: Article

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