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MCBS Highlights: Diabetes in the Medicare Aged Population, 2004

The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) contains a wealth of information on the health status of Medicare beneficiaries. In particular, the 2004 MCBS included a series of questions about diabetes care for those who reported they had the condition, and diabetes screening for those who said the...

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Autor principal: Adler, Gerald S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18567244
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Sumario:The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) contains a wealth of information on the health status of Medicare beneficiaries. In particular, the 2004 MCBS included a series of questions about diabetes care for those who reported they had the condition, and diabetes screening for those who said they did not. This highlight reviews some of the characteristics of the diabetic population compared to the non-diabetic population.