Differences in treatment regimes, consultation frequency and referral patterns of diabetes mellitus in general practice in five European countries

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 364-369

  Donker, Gé A ^a   Fleming, Douglas M ^a,b   Schellevis, François G ^a   Spreeuwenberg, Peter ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; European; General practice; Guideline; Sentinel practice

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EUROPE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 4444290045     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh404     Document Type: Article

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