Effects of patient volume on quality of outpatient diabetes care

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Jun Sing ^a   Lin, Shih Yi ^a,b,c   Sheu, Wayne H H ^a,b,c,d   Lee, I Te ^a,d   Tseng, Li Nien ^a,d   Song, Yu Ming ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Patient volume; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 63649085946     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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