Missed opportunities in diabetes management: A longitudinal assessment of factors associated with sub-optimal quality

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1770-1777

  Samuels, T Alafia ^a,d   Bolen, Shari ^b   Yeh, H C ^a   Abuid, Marcela ^c   Marinopoulos, Spyridon S ^b   Weiner, Jonathan P ^a   McGuire, Maura ^b   Brancati, Frederick L ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Diabetes mellitus; Outcomes; Quality of care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 56749163407     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0757-z     Document Type: Article

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