Health care disparities and diabetes care: Practical considerations for primary care providers

Clinical Diabetes

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 105-112

  White, Richard O ^a   Beech, Bettina M ^b   Miller, Stephania ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COUNSELING; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; FOOT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISPANIC; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; RETINA EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRUST;

EID: 68149151036     PISSN: 08918929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaclin.27.3.105     Document Type: Review

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