Racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare use, delayed care, and management of diabetes mellitus in older adults in California

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2319-2325

  Kim, Giyeon ^a   Ford, Katy L ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^b   Sorkin, Dara H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California Health Interview Survey (CHIS); diabetes mellitus care and management; healthcare use; older adults; racial and ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CALIFORNIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84870986419     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12003     Document Type: Article

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