The effect of group clinics in the control of diabetes

Primary Care Diabetes

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 251-254

  Desouza, Cyrus V ^a,b   Rentschler, Lindsey ^a,b   Haynatzki, Gleb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes management; Group clinics; Health care delivery

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GROUP PROCESSES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649938821     PISSN: 17519918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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