Notification of random hyperglycaemia to general practitioners by an emergency medicine team: Impact of a simple intervention plan

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 751-754

  Nicholls, G M ^a,c   Dissanayake, A M ^a   Hazell, W ^a,b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Emergency medicine; General practice; Random hyperglycaemia; Screening

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MEDICAL STAFF;

COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 44649102594     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02447.x     Document Type: Article

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