Do social inequalities exist in terms of the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, control and monitoring of diabetes? A systematic review

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 572-587

  Ricci Cabello, I ^a,b   Ruiz Perez I ^a,b   De Labry Lima, A Olry ^a,b   Marquez Calderon S ^c  

^a Regional Health Ministry   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c Public Health and Participation   (Spain)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Diabetes; Ethnicity and inequality; Socioeconomic factors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78649472305     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00960.x     Document Type: Review

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