Patient complexity in quality comparisons for glycemic control: An observational study

Implementation Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Safford, Monika M ^a   Brimacombe, Michael ^b,c   Zhang, Quanwu ^b   Rajan, Mangala ^b   Xie, Minge ^b,d   Thompson, Wesley ^b,d   Kolassa, John ^b,d   Maney, Miriam ^b   Pogach, Leonard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60349122314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-4-2     Document Type: Article

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