Impact of a managed-medicare physical activity benefit on health care utilization and costs in older adults with diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Nguyen, Huong Q ^a   Ackermann, Ronald T ^b   Berke, Ethan M ^c   Cheadle, Allen ^a   Williams, Barbara ^a   Lin, Elizabeth ^d   Maciejewski, Matthew L ^e   LoGerfo, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e UNC Hamner Institute for Drug Safety Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33845982929     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-1013     Document Type: Article

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