Is a specialist paediatric diabetic clinic better?

S Bloomfield, J W Farquhar

Department of Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh.

Diabetic control in 88 children attending three general paediatric clinics was compared prospectively over one year with that of 89 children attending a specialist paediatric diabetic clinic. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1) concentration and days admitted were significantly lower in the group attending the specialist clinic. This has implications for the organisation of paediatric diabetic services.

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Dunkley, C, Cross, J H (2006). NICE guidelines and the epilepsies: how should practice change?. Arch. Dis. Child. 91: 525-528 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Siminerio, L. M., Piatt, G., Zgibor, J. C. (2005). Implementing the Chronic Care Model for Improvements in Diabetes Care and Education in a Rural Primary Care Practice. The Diabetes Educator 31: 225-234 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Zgibor, J. C., Songer, T. J., Kelsey, S. F., Drash, A. L., Orchard, T. J. (2002). Influence of Health Care Providers on the Development of Diabetes Complications: Long-term follow-up from the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study. Diabetes Care 25: 1584-1590 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Zgibor, J. C., Songer, T. J. (2001). External Barriers to Diabetes Care: Addressing Personal and Health Systems Issues. Diabetes Spectr. 14: 23-28 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Donohoe, M. T. (1998). Comparing Generalist and Specialty Care: Discrepancies, Deficiencies, and Excesses. Arch Intern Med 158: 1596-1608 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Baumer, J H, Hunt, L P, Shield;, J P H, JEFFERSON, I. G (1997). Audit of diabetes care by caseload • Commentary. Arch. Dis. Child. 77: 102-108 [Abstract] [Full Text]