Explaining variations in reported diabetes prevalence in general practice: How much variation is explained by differences between practice populations?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 493, 2003, Pages 642-644

  Goyder, Elizabeth ^a   Hammersley, Vicky ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Ethnicity; Obesity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0042632900     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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