Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
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Multicenter Study
Diabetes prevalence, process of care and outcomes in relation to practice size, caseload and deprivation: national cross-sectional study in primary care.
To examine the association between practice list size, deprivation and the quality of care of patients with diabetes. ⋯ Our study provides some evidence of a volume-outcome association in the management of diabetes in primary care; this appears most pronounced in deprived areas.