What happens between visits? Adverse and potential adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-228

  Sarkar, U ^a   Handley, M A ^a   Gupta, R ^b   Tang, A ^c   Murphy, E ^b   Seligman, H K ^a   Shojania, K G ^d   Schillinger, D ^a  

^a Center for Vulnerable Populations   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; SELF CARE; STANDARD; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMMUNICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POVERTY; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77953825013     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029116     Document Type: Article

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