Heterogeneity in management of diabetes mellitus among Latino ethnic subgroups in the United States

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 598-605

  Mainous III, Arch G ^a   Diaz, Vanessa A ^a   Saxena, Sonia ^b   Geesey, Mark E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37549055808     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.06.070115     Document Type: Article

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