The association between health insurance coverage and diabetes care; data from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 361-372

  Nelson, Karin M ^a,b   Chapko, Michael K ^a,b   Reiber, Gayle ^a   Boyko, Edward J ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health insurance; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

BEHAVIOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 16344383156     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.0d362.x     Document Type: Review

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