The use of health care services by people with diabetes in rural areas

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-137

  Dansky, Kathryn H ^a   Dirani, Riad ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031874452     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1998.tb00614.x     Document Type: Article

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