Viva la vida: Helping latino medicare beneficiaries with diabetes live their lives to the fullest

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-208

  Olson, Rebecca ^a   Sabogal, Fabio ^a   Perez, Ana ^a  

^a Lumetra   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

BILLING AND CLAIMS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39649119664     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.106062     Document Type: Short Survey

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