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Adequacy of diabetes care for older U.S. rural adults: a cross-sectional population based study using 2009 BRFSS data

BACKGROUND: In the U.S. diabetes prevalence estimates for adults ≥ 65 years exceed 20%. Rural communities have higher proportions of older individuals and health disparities associated with rural residency place rural communities at risk for a higher burden from diabetes. This study examined the ade...

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Autores principales: Lutfiyya, M Nawal, McCullough, Joel E, Mitchell, Lori, Dean, L Scott, Lipsky, Martin S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3280259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22177279
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-940