Primary language, income and the intensification of anti-glycemic medications in managed care: The (TRIAD) study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-511

  Duru, O Kenrik ^a   Bilik, Dori ^b   McEwen, Laura N ^b   Brown, Arleen F ^a   Karter, Andrew J ^c   Curb, J David ^d   Marrero, David G ^e   Lu, Shou En ^f   Rodriguez, Michael ^g   Mangione, Carol M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERGLYCEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INCOME; LANGUAGE; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79958751942     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1588-2     Document Type: Article

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