Journal of general internal medicine
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Comparative Study
Home blood glucose monitoring: effectiveness in a general population of patients who have non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
To determine whether home blood glucose monitoring as used by non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients followed in primary care nonresearch clinics improves glycemic control or reduces utilization of the outpatient laboratory. ⋯ For non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients followed in a nonresearch clinic setting, the benefits of home blood glucose monitoring remain to be proven.
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To identify patient, institutional, and physician characteristics that predict failure to attend scheduled mammography appointments. ⋯ Interventions to improve completion of breast cancer screening should include additional efforts targeted at groups with high rates of appointment failure, such as women under the age of 60, the uninsured, and Native Americans. Long waiting intervals to obtain mammography appointments may decrease compliance.