Early lessons from an initiative on Chicago's south side to reduce disparities in diabetes care and outcomes

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 177-186

  Peek, Monica E ^a   Wilkes, Abigail E ^a   Roberson, Tonya S ^a   Goddu, Anna P ^a   Nocon, Robert S ^a   Tang, Hui ^b   Quinn, Michael T ^a   Bordenave, Kristine K ^c   Huang, Elbert S ^a   Chin, Marshall H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ACNielsen   (New Zealand)

^c Humana   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHICAGO; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84855679774     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1058     Document Type: Article

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