Racial disparities in diabetes-related preventive care: Results from the Missouri behavioral risk factor surveillance system

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  LeMaster, Joseph William ^a   Chanetsa, Fungai ^b   Kapp, Julie M ^c   Waterman, Brian M ^d  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d Waterman Research Solutions   (United States)

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EID: 84978427955     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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