A comparison of diabetes care in rural and urban medical clinics in Alabama

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-44

  Andrus, Miranda R ^a,d   Kelley, Kristi W ^a   Murphey, Lisa M ^b   Herndon, Katherine C ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PFIZER

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Rural health; Treatment standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALABAMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1442278597     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHE.0000007443.96138.03     Document Type: Article

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