Mismatch between diabetes diagnosis in primary care and recommended diagnostic criteria

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-264

  Colagiuri, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIET RESTRICTION; DOCUMENTATION; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSURANCE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79952361639     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.11.037     Document Type: Editorial

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