Prevalence and characteristics in coding, classification and diagnosis of diabetes in primary care

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1059, 2014, Pages 13-17

  Seidu, Samuel ^a   Davies, Melanie J ^a   Mostafa, Samiul ^a   de Lusignan, Simon ^b   Khunti, Kamlesh ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE;

DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL AUDIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84890138156     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2013-132068     Document Type: Article

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