Controlled trial of an intervention to improve cholesterol management in diabetes patients in remote Aboriginal communities

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-343

  Bhattacharyya, Onil ^a,b   Harris, Stewart ^c   Zwarenstein, Merrick ^a,d   Barnsley, Jan ^e  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Cholesterol management; Diabetes; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049263510     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v69i4.17629     Document Type: Article

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