Social inequalities and outcomes in type 2 diabetes in the German region of Augsburg. A cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 158-165

  Reisig, Veronika ^a   Reitmeir, Peter ^a   Döing, Angela ^a   Rathmann, Wolfgang ^b   Mielck, Andreas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glycaemic Control; Social inequalities; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 34250326314     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-5077-2     Document Type: Article

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