Shared Medical Appointments for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 99-106

  Edelman, David ^a,b   Gierisch, Jennifer M ^a,b   McDuffie, Jennifer R ^a,b   Oddone, Eugene ^a,b   Williams, John W ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic illness care; diabetes; shared medical appointments

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; METABOLISM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84924624301     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2978-7     Document Type: Article

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