Open AccessDiabetes Outcomes in the Indian Health System During the Era of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians and the Government Performance and Results Act
Author(s) -
Charlton Wilson,
Susan S. Gilliland,
Theresa Cullen,
Kelly Moore,
Yvette Roubideaux,
Lorraine Valdez,
W. Craig Vanderwagen,
Kelly J. Acton
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.053710
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , government (linguistics) , health care , environmental health , audit , gerontology , hemoglobin , demography , family medicine , endocrinology , business , economic growth , philosophy , linguistics , sociology , economics , accounting
We reviewed changes in blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels among American Indians and Alaska Natives between 1995 and 2001 to estimate the quality of diabetes care in the Indian Health Service (IHS) health care delivery system.