Comparison of laboratory test frequency and test results between African-Americans and Caucasians with diabetes: Opportunity for improvement. Findings from a large urban health maintenance organization

Diabetes Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 971-977

  Wisdom, Kimberlydawn ^a,b,d   Fryzek, Jon P ^c   Havstad, Suzanne L ^a   Anderson, Robert M ^b   Dreiling, Michael C ^c   Tilley, Barbara C ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0030977013     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.20.6.971     Document Type: Article

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