Intra-cluster correlation coefficients in adults with diabetes in primary care practices: The Vermont Diabetes Information System field survey

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Littenberg, Benjamin ^a   MacLean, Charles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VERMONT;

EID: 33746286919     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-6-20     Document Type: Article

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