The impact of adherence to screening guidelines and of diabetes clinics referral on morbidity and mortality in diabetes

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Giorda, Carlo ^a   Picariello, Roberta ^b   Nada, Elisa ^c   Tartaglino, Barbara ^c   Marafetti, Lisa ^a   Costa, Giuseppe ^b,d   Gnavi, Roberto ^b  

^a ASL TO5   (Italy)

^b ASL TO3   (Italy)

^c Chaira Medica Association   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859256879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033839     Document Type: Article

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