Improving diabetes care in rural areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis of quality improvement interventions in OECD countries.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Despite well documented disparities in health and healthcare in rural communities, evidence in relation to quality improvement (QI) interventions in those settings is still lacking. The main goals of this work were to assess the effectiveness of QI strategies designed to improve...

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Main Authors: Ignacio Ricci-Cabello, Isabel Ruiz-Perez, Antonio Rojas-García, Guadalupe Pastor, Daniela C Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3868600?pdf=render