Employment of mid-level providers in primary care and control of diabetes

Primary Care Diabetes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-31

  Jackson, George L ^a,b   Lee, Shoou Yih Daniel ^c   Edelman, David ^a,b   Weinberger, Morris ^a,d   Yano, Elizabeth M ^e,f  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Mid level providers; United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 79952700162     PISSN: 17519918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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