Gender differences in the relationship between diabetes process of care indicators and cardiovascular outcomes

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 219-224

  Seghieri, Chiara ^a   Policardo, Laura ^b   Francesconi, Paolo ^b   Seghieri, Giuseppe ^b,c  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^c Azienda USL 3   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; LIPID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINURIA; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; VISION TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUMINURIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VISION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966359603     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv159     Document Type: Article

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