Prevalence of treated diabetes: Geographical variations at the small-area level and their association with area-level characteristics. A multilevel analysis in Southeastern France;Prévalence du diabète traité: variations à un niveau géographique fin et lien avec les caractéristiques de la zone de résidence. Analyse multiniveau dans le Sud-Est de la France

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-46

  Bocquier, A ^a,b,c   Cortaredona, S ^a,b,c   Nauleau, S ^d   Jardin, M ^a,b,c   Verger, P ^a,b,c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d Southeastern Regional Federation of Health Insurance Funds   (France)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Epidemiology; Multilevel analysis; Prevalence; Residence characteristics; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951814514     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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