European physicians overestimate life expectancy and the likely impact of interventions in individuals with type 2 diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-455

  Price, H C ^a   Thorne, K I ^a   Dukat A ^b   Kellett, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^c St Joseph's General Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EUROPE; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 64249165798     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02702.x     Document Type: Letter

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