Management of type 2 diabetes: A community partnership approach

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 73-76

  Harch, Susan ^a   Reeve, David ^a   Reeve, Carole ^a  

^a Kimberley Population Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus type 2; Indigenous health service; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84858424184     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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