Effectiveness of disease management programs on improving diabetes care for individuals in health-disparate areas

Disease Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 147-155

  Coberley, Carter R ^a   Puckrein, Gary A ^b   Dobbs, Angela C ^a   Mcginnis, Matthew A ^a   Coberley, Sadie S ^a   Shurney, Dexter W ^a  

^a HEALTHWAYS INC   (United States)

^b National Minority Health Month Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548628734     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2007.641     Document Type: Article

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