Number of HbA1c tests unrelated to quality of diabetes control: An electronic medical record data linkage study

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Glazier, Richard H ^a,b,c   Harris, Stewart B ^d   Tompkins, Jordan W ^d   Wilton, Andrew S ^a   Chevendra, Vijaya ^d   Stewart, Moira A ^d   Thind, Amardeep ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Diabetes; Diabetes control; Electronic medical records; Health policy; Process measures

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79960564371     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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