Improved outcomes in diabetes care for rural African Americans

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-150

  Bray, Paul ^a   Cummings, Doyle M ^b,c   Morrissey, Susan ^b   Thompson, Debra ^a   Holbert, Don ^c   Wilson, Kyle ^a   Lukosius, Eric ^a   Tanenberg, Robert ^b,c  

^a University Health Systems   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Delivery redesign; Diabetes; Improved outcomes; Patient centered medical homes; Rural

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 84875324755     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1470     Document Type: Article

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