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A1 Grant RW, Wexler DJ, Ashburner JM, Hong CS, Atlas SJ
T1 CHaracteristics of “complex” patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to their primary care physicians
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD May 28
VO 172
IS 10
SP 821
OP 823
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1229
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1229
AB 
Despite recent trends toward improved risk factor control, most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus still do not achieve all evidence-based management goals,1 suggesting that new approaches are needed to further improve the quality of diabetes care. Patient complexity is a concept that is defined to describe the multiple factors that contribute to the challenges associated with clinical care.2 Because primary care physicians (PCPs) have a unique perspective on type 2 diabetes management, we hypothesized that greater insight into PCP-defined complexity among patients with type 2 diabetes could help inform strategies for improving diabetes primary care.