The quality of diabetes care following hospitalization for ischemic stroke

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-240

  Pandhi, Nancy ^a,e   Smith, Maureen A ^a   Kind, Amy J H ^a,b   Frytak, Jennifer R ^c   Finch, Michael D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c i3 Innovus   (United States)

^d Finch and King Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Diabetes mellitus; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MEDICARE; MYDRIATICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58749094843     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000196821     Document Type: Article

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