Incidental findings of elevated random plasma glucose in the ED as a prompt for outpatient diabetes screening: A retrospective study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Friedman, Steven Marc ^a   Vallipuram, Janaki ^a   Baswick, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LANGUAGE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EID: 84890826066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003486     Document Type: Article

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