Mental Disorders and Quality of Diabetes Care in the Veterans Health Administration
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 30 August 2002
Mayur M. Desai, Robert A. Rosenheck, Benjamin G. Druss, Jonathan B. Perlin
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Rates for secondary prevention of diabetes were remarkably high at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, although patients with mental disorders (particularly substance use disorders) were somewhat less likely to receive some of the recommended interventions.
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Rates for secondary prevention of diabetes were remarkably high at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, although patients with mental disorders (particularly substance use disorders) were somewhat less likely to receive some of the recommended interventions.
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