Performance status of health care facilities changes with risk adjustment of HbA1c.

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Published in Diabetes Care on July 01, 2000

Authors

Q Zhang1, M Safford, J Ottenweller, G Hawley, D Repke, J F Burgess, S Dhar, H Cheng, H Naito, L M Pogach

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1: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange, New Jersey 07018, USA.

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