Improved care of type 2 diabetes patients as a result of the introduction of a practice nurse: 2003-2007

Primary Care Diabetes

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-171

  den Engelsen, Corine ^a   Soedamah Muthu, Sabita S ^a,b   Oosterheert, Nastasja J A ^c   Ballieux, Mireille J P ^c   Rutten, Guy E H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c General Group Practice Nieuwegein Zuid   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Family practice; Practice nurse; Primary health care; Type 2

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC DIET; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PROCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349972150     PISSN: 17519918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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