A 'radical' new rural model for pediatric diabetes care

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 296-304

  Goss, Peter W ^a   Paterson, Megan A ^a   Renalson, Jay ^a  

^a Gippsland Pediatrics Diabetes Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Multidisciplinary; Pediatric; Rural; Team

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DIABETES EDUCATOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN PUMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AUSTRALIAN DIABETES INSPIRING CONTROL ACTIVITY AND LIFESTYLE MODEL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; INSULIN INFUSION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77955251054     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: 13995448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2009.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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