Repeated hemoglobin A1C ordering in the VA health system

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 342-349

  Laxmisan, Archana ^a,b,c   Vaughan Sarrazin, Mary ^a,b   Cram, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; HbA1c monitoring; Information retrieval; Large database study

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952938657     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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