Interventions in primary care to improve cardiovascular risk factors and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in patients with diabetes: A systematic review

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 479-489

  Seitz, P ^a   Rosemann, T ^a   Gensichen, J ^b   Huber, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic care model; Diabetes mellitus; Intervention; Primary care; Review

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDLINE; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79955005081     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2010.01347.x     Document Type: Review

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