Racial disparity in the diagnosis of obesity among people with diabetes

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 106-115

  Neal, Diane ^a,b   Magwood, Gayenell ^a,b   Jenkins, Carolyn ^a,b   Hossler, Charles L ^a,b  

^a REACH 2010 Charleston and Georgetown Diabetes Coalition ^*  (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Diabetes; Health disparities; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33745024763     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0077     Document Type: Article

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