Diabetes management in Australian rural aged care facilities: A cross sectional audit

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 575-580

  Khalil, H ^a   Tan, L ^a   George, J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care facilities; Diabetes guidelines; Elderly; Pharmacological management; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET THERAPY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84870698753     PISSN: 18361935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2012.1411     Document Type: Article

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