Influence of Race, Ethnicity and Social Determinants of Health on Diabetes Outcomes

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 351, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 366-373

  Walker, Rebekah J ^a,b   Strom Williams, Joni ^a   Egede, Leonard E ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health disparities; Neighborhood factors; Psychosocial factors; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FOOD INSECURITY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEIGHBORHOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85008674692     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.01.008     Document Type: Article

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