Racial/ethnic disparities in potentially preventable readmissions: the case of diabetes.

OBJECTIVES: Considerable differences in prevalence of diabetes and management of the disease exist among racial/ethnic groups. We examined the relationship between race/ethnicity and hospital readmissions for diabetes-related conditions. METHODS: Nonmaternal adult patients with Medicare, Medicaid, o...

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Published in:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 95; no. 9; pp. 1561 - 1568
Main Authors: Jiang HJ, Andrews R, Stryer D, Friedman B
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Public Health Association Sep2005
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