The other side of quality improvement in diabetes for seniors: A proposal for an overtreatment glycemic measure

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1510-1512

  Pogach, Leonard ^a,b   Aron, David ^c,d  

^a New Jersey Veterans Health Administration Healthcare System   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NOTE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84868277173     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4392     Document Type: Note

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