Sex disparities in the quality of diabetes care: Biological and cultural factors may play a different role for different outcomes: A cross-sectional observational study from the amd annals initiative

Diabetes Care

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3162-3168

  Rossi, Maria Chiara ^a   Cristofaro, Maria Rosaria ^b   Gentile, Sandro ^c   Lucisano, Giuseppe ^a   Manicardi, Valeria ^d   Mulas, Maria Franca ^e   Napoli, Angela ^f   Nicolucci, Antonio ^a   Pellegrini, Fabio ^a   Suraci, Concetta ^g   Giorda, Carlo ^h  

^a Consorzio Mario Negri Sud S Maria Imbaro ^*  (Italy)

^b Cardarelli Hospital   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d Montecchio Hospital   (Italy)

^e San Martino Hospital   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h ASL TO5   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84891886588     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0184     Document Type: Article

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