Health, health care utilization and living conditions in foreign-born diabetic patients in southern Sweden

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-141

  Hjelm, Katarina ^a,c   Apelqvist, J ^b   Nyberg, P ^a   Sundquist, J ^a   Isacsson, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus complications; Health services needs and demand; Migrants; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030789228     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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