An evaluation of hemoglobin A1c test ordering patterns in a primary care setting
| Autor: | Jose Manuel Ruiz-Palomar, Francisco Pomares, Ana Santo-Quiles, Maite López-Garrigós, Joaquín Uris, Luis López-Penabad, Maria Salinas, Alberto Asencio |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Grupo Balmis de Investigación en Salud Comunitaria e Historia de la Ciencia, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Biological markers endocrine system diseases business.industry Biochemistry (medical) Clinical Biochemistry Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus nutritional and metabolic diseases Type 2 diabetes Guideline Disease medicine.disease Surgery Hemoglobin A Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Efficiency and cost analysis Type 2 diabetes mellitus Medicine Enfermería Medical prescription business Glycemic |
| Zdroj: | RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Alicante (UA) |
| Popis: | Background: To evaluate the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) prescription patterns by primary care physicians before the International Expert Committee (IEC) guidelines and how they have changed. Materials and Methods: The number of HbA1c tests ordered from January 2002 to December 2009 was examined in a cross-sectional study. The percentage of HbA1c results |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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