Evaluation of quality of diabetes care in a multiethnic, low-income population

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 281-286

  Kirk, Julienne K ^a,b   Bertoni, Alain G ^a,b   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Smith, D Alden ^c   Arcury, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^c Greene County Health Care Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; ETHNICITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 46449130986     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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