Alliance System and Policy Change: Necessary Ingredients for Improvement in Diabetes Care and Reduction of Disparities

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 11S-22S

  Clark, Noreen M ^a   Quinn, Martha ^a   Dodge, Julia A ^a   Nelson, Belinda W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; health disparities; health system interventions; multilevel interventions; policy change

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908673702     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839914543829     Document Type: Editorial

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