Do clinical standards for diabetes care address excess risk for hypoglycemia in vulnerable patients? A systematic review

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1299-1310

  Berkowitz, Seth A ^a   Aragon, Katherine ^b   Hines, Jonas ^b   Seligman, Hilary ^b   Lee, Sei ^b   Sarkar, Urmimala ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical guidelines; Diabetes mellitus; health disparities; quality and safety; vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CLINICAL GUIDELINES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH DISPARITIES; QUALITY AND SAFETY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879841279     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12048     Document Type: Review

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