Time to do more: Addressing clinical inertia in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Authors

W. David Strain · University of Exeter

Xavier Cos · Generalitat de Catalunya

Michael Hirst

Sérgio Vencio · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás

Viswanathan Mohan · Madras Diabetes Research Foundation

Zoltán Vokó · Eötvös Loránd University

Daisuke Yabe · Kansai Electric Power (Japan)

Abstract

The principal findings of this survey suggest that impairments in communication are at the heart of clinical inertia. This manuscript lays out four key principles that we believe are achievable in all environments and can improve the lives of people with diabetes.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes Treatment and Management Diabetes Management and Research Diabetes Management and Education

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volume 105, Issue 3, pp. 302-312

DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.05.005

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