Diabetes-Related Utilization and Costs for Inpatient and Outpatient Services in the Veterans Administration

Diabetes Care

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.2, 2004, Pages

  Maciejewski, Matthew L ^a,b   Maynard, Charles ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER;

AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 2342624692     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.suppl_2.B69     Document Type: Article

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