Differences in the quality of diabetes care caused by social inequalities disappear after treatment and education in a tertiary care centre

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 640-645

  Baz L ^a   Muller N ^a   Beluchin, E ^a   Kloos, C ^a   Lehmann, T ^b   Wolf, G ^a   Muller U A ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Germany)

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes; HbA 1c; Healthcare delivery; Social inequalities

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN PUMP; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84859875064     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03455.x     Document Type: Article

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