Understanding the diagnosis of pre-diabetes in patients aged over 85 in English primary care: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND: The benefit of a “diagnosis” of pre-diabetes in very elderly patients is debated. How clinicians manage pre-diabetic blood results in these patients is unknown. This study aims to understand how clinicians are “diagnosing” older patients with pre-diabetic blood parameters. METHODS: Semi-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Burch, Patrick, Blakeman, Thomas, Bower, Peter, Sanders, Caroline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31255180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-0981-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31255180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-0981-0

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