The effect of physician continuity on diabetic outcomes in a resident continuity clinic

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 937-941

  Dearinger, Angela T ^a,c   Wilson, John F ^a   Griffith, Charles H ^a   Scutchfield, F Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Diabetes; Residents

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 46949109212     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0654-5     Document Type: Article

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