Differences in the structure of outpatient diabetes care between endocrinologist-led and general physician-led services

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  O'Donnell, Máire ^a   De Siún, Anna ^b   O'Mullane, Monica ^c   Smith, Diarmuid ^d   Bradley, Colin ^c   Finucane, Francis M ^a   Dinneen, Sean F ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b IRISH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Endocrinologist; General physician; Hospital outpatients; Structured diabetes care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; IRELAND; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84888096829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-493     Document Type: Article

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