Care fragmentation and emergency department use among complex patients with diabetes

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 413-420

  Liu, Constance W ^a   Einstadter, Doug ^a,b   Cebul, Randall D ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OHIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954101463     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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