Co-morbidity and the utilization of health care for Australian veterans with diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-71

  Zhang, Y ^a   Vitry, A ^b   Roughead, E ^b   Ryan, P ^a   Gilbert, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Elderly; Healthcare utilization; Pharmaco epidemiology

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MICROALBUMINURIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PODIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERAN;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VETERANS;

EID: 73949105240     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02872.x     Document Type: Article

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