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An evaluation of hemoglobin A1c test ordering patterns in a primary care setting
- Source :
- RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante (UA)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2012.
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Abstract
- 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
- Subjects :
- 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
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante (UA)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5959abf21dc51be8b9faf46a3da8d87d