Utilisation of multidisciplinary services for diabetes care in the rural setting

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-34

  Madden, Jessica ^a   Barnard, Amanda ^a   Owen, Cathy ^a  

^a Canberra Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Diabetes; Patient issue; Rural health; Rural health service delivery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PODIATRY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NUTRITIONISTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PODIATRY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84873466654     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajr.12006     Document Type: Article

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