Impact of physical functioning of health status on hospitalizations, physician visits, and costs in diabetic patients

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-227

  Salas, Maribel ^a,b   Bubolz, Tom ^c   Caro, Jaime J ^a,c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CARO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Diabetes; Health; Hospitalization; Medicare; Physical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034603615     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(00)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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