The current state of general practice diabetes care in the West of Ireland

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 322-325

  Evans, D S ^a   O'Connell, E ^a   O'Donnell, M ^b   Hurley, L ^c   Glacken, M ^a   Murphy, A W ^b   Dinneen, S F ^b,c  

^a Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diabetes and primary care; GP survey of diabetes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE REGISTRY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRELAND; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 70449644828     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: 1528252X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.1410     Document Type: Article

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