Sex inequalities in access to care for patients with diabetes in primary care: Questionnaire survey

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 526, 2006, Pages 342-348

  Hippisley Cox, Julia ^a   Yates, Janet ^a   Pringle, Mike ^a   Coupland, Carol ^a   Hammersley, Vicky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Diabetes mellitus; Evaluation; Health care quality; Inqualities; Sex

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33646582956     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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