Hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and their combinations increased health care utilization and decreased health status

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 954-961

  Natarajan, Sundar ^a,b   Nietert, Paul J ^a  

^a Med Univ S Carolina 135 C   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Emergency treatment; Health status; Hospitalization; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Office visits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7044236965     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.01.011     Document Type: Article

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