Patient characteristics correlated with quality indicator outcomes in diabetes care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 578, 2010, Pages 655-659

  Shani, Michal ^a   Nakar, Sasson ^a   Lustman, Alex ^b   Baievsky, Tuvia ^a   Rosenberg, Reena ^a   Vinker, Shlomo ^b  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Family physician; Family practice; Immigrant; Quality indicator; Socioeconomic factor

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; ALBUMINURIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78650484353     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X515368     Document Type: Article

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