Open AccessEthnic Differences in Mortality, End-Stage Complications, and Quality of Care Among Diabetic Patients
Author(s) -
Loes Lanting,
Inez M.A. Joung,
Johan P. Mackenbach,
Steven W. J. Lamberts,
Aart H. Bootsma
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/diacare.28.9.2280
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , diabetes mellitus , stage (stratigraphy) , gerontology , intensive care medicine , demography , emergency medicine , endocrinology , anthropology , sociology , biology , paleontology
To determine the influence of ethnic differences in diabetes care on inequalities in mortality and prevalence of end-stage complications among diabetic patients. The following questions were examined: 1) Are there ethnic differences among diabetic patients in mortality and end-stage complications and 2) are there ethnic differences among diabetic patients in quality of care?
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