Racial differences in diabetes self-management and quality of care in Texas

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-118

  Nwasuruba, Chiagozie ^a   Osuagwu, Christie ^a   Bae, Sejong ^b   Singh, Karan P ^b   Egede, Leonard E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Ethnicity; Race; Self management; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849093614     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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