Beyond comorbidity counts: How do comorbidity type and severity influence diabetes patients' treatment priorities and self-management?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1635-1640

  Kerr, Eve A ^a,b   Heisler, Michele ^a,b   Krein, Sarah L ^a,b   Kabeto, Mohammed ^b   Langa, Kenneth M ^a,b,c   Weir, David ^c   Piette, John D ^a,b  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Diabetes mellitus; Discordant conditions; Self management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36348978035     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0313-2     Document Type: Article

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