Management of newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes: What are the attitudes of physicians? A SUBITO!AMD survey on the early diabetes treatment in Italy

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 429-433

  Suraci, Concetta ^a   Mulas, Franca ^b   Rossi, Maria Chiara ^c   Gentile, Sandro ^d   Giorda, Carlo Bruno ^e  

^a SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b San Martino Hospital   (Italy)

^c Consorzio Mario Negri Sud ^*  (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e ASL TO5   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geographic variability; Physician attitudes; Priorities of diabetes care; Recent diagnosis; Therapeutic options; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE PLUS METFORMIN; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIABETES EDUCATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84875220403     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-012-0374-5     Document Type: Article

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