Health inequalities in different age groups: The case of type 2-diabetes: A study with health insurance and medication data

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 328-335

  Geyer, Siegfried ^a   Peter, Richard ^b   Nielsen, Iris ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health inequalities; Secondary data analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDARD; STRATIFICATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 4644265287     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-004-3045-7     Document Type: Article

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