Facility-level variation in cardiac stress test use among patients with diabetes: Findings from the Veterans Affairs National Database

Dhruv Mahtta; Sarah T. Ahmed; Nishant R. Shah; David J. Ramsey; Julia M. Akeroyd; Khurram Nasir; Ihab R. Hamzeh; Islam Y. Elgendy; Stephen W. Waldo; Mouaz Al-Mallah; Hani Jneid; Christie M. Ballantyne; Laura A. Petersen; Salim S. Virani

doi:10.2337/dc19-2160

Facility-level variation in cardiac stress test use among patients with diabetes: Findings from the Veterans Affairs National Database

Dhruv Mahtta, Sarah T. Ahmed, Nishant R. Shah, David J. Ramsey, Julia M. Akeroyd, Khurram Nasir, Ihab R. Hamzeh, Islam Y. Elgendy, Stephen W. Waldo, Mouaz Al-Mallah, Hani Jneid, Christie M. Ballantyne, Laura A. Petersen, Salim S. Virani

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	E58-E60
Journal	Diabetes care
Volume	43
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-2160
State	Published - May 1 2020

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Advanced and Specialized Nursing

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Mahtta, D., Ahmed, S. T., Shah, N. R., Ramsey, D. J., Akeroyd, J. M., Nasir, K., Hamzeh, I. R., Elgendy, I. Y., Waldo, S. W., Al-Mallah, M., Jneid, H., Ballantyne, C. M., Petersen, L. A., & Virani, S. S. (2020). Facility-level variation in cardiac stress test use among patients with diabetes: Findings from the Veterans Affairs National Database. Diabetes care, 43(5), E58-E60. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-2160

Mahtta, D, Ahmed, ST, Shah, NR, Ramsey, DJ, Akeroyd, JM, Nasir, K, Hamzeh, IR, Elgendy, IY, Waldo, SW, Al-Mallah, M, Jneid, H, Ballantyne, CM, Petersen, LA & Virani, SS 2020, 'Facility-level variation in cardiac stress test use among patients with diabetes: Findings from the Veterans Affairs National Database', Diabetes care, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. E58-E60. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-2160

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