Quality of diabetes care in public primary care clinics in Hong Kong

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-202

  Wong, K W ^a   Ho, S Y ^b   Chao, David V K ^a  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Health status disparities; Primary health care; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETINOPATHY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84859261262     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr060     Document Type: Article

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