The economic consequences of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the United States

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Ariza, Miguel A ^a   Vimalananda, Varsha G ^a   Rosenzweig, James L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Comorbidities; Costs; Diabetes; Disparities; Economic costs; Minorities; Underserved ethnic populations

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HISPANIC; MINORITY GROUP; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77449094773     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11154-010-9128-2     Document Type: Review

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