Effectiveness of an HbAlc tracking tool on primary care management of diabetes mellitus: Glycaemic control, clinical practice and usability

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-46

  Howard, Jane Anne ^a   Sommers, Ryan ^b   Gould, Odette N ^c,d   Mancuso, Michelina ^b,d  

^a Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d South East Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computerised medical records system; Diabetes mellitus; Glycosylated haemoglobin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW BRUNSWICK; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 67651171406     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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