Prescription drug benefits and use of guideline recommended medications by elderly medicare beneficiaries with diabetes mellitus

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1879-1886

  Tjia, Jennifer ^a,b   Briesacher, Becky A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Drug utilization; Healthcare quality; Insurance; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SELF REPORT; VETERAN;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, MEDIGAP; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 53149088555     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01917.x     Document Type: Article

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