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. 2017 May 29;2017:4183604. doi: 10.1155/2017/4183604

Table 1.

Components of PIO-T for research question.

PIO-T model
Population (P) Patients with type 2 diabetes and other patients who need referral
Issues (I) Factors of referral system between primary and secondary health care that affect patients with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia
Outcome (O) Better management, quality of life, reduced morbidity, reduced mortality, and any outcomes reported by the studies.
Type of study (T) Cross-sectional, retrospective, and review.