Clinical inertia in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A focused literature review

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 65-69

  Khunti, Sachin ^a   Davies, Melanie J ^b   Khunti, Kamlesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic medication; Clinical inertia; Guidelines; Individualised targets; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

CLINICAL INERTIA; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROANGIOPATHY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 84963853632     PISSN: 14746514     EISSN: 17534305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15277/bjdvd.2015.019     Document Type: Review

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