Diabetes management of elective hospital admissions

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1289-1294

  Flanagan, D ^a   Ellis, J ^a   Baggott, A ^a   Grimsehl, K ^a   English, P ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Elective; Hospital; Inpatient; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77958540102     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03114.x     Document Type: Article

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