Trends in hospitalization and sociodemographic factors in diabetic and nondiabetic populations in Germany: National health survey, 1990-1992 and 1998

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1656-1661

  Icks, Andrea ^a   Haastert, Burkhard ^a   Rathmann, Wolfgang ^a   Rosenbauer, Joachim ^a   Giani, Guido ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTER FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AT HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33748053329     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.063339     Document Type: Article

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