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- Title
Universal drug coverage and socioeconomic disparities in major diabetes outcomes.
- Authors
Booth, Gillian L; Bishara, Phoebe; Lipscombe, Lorraine L; Shah, Baiju R; Feig, Denice S; Bhattacharyya, Onil; Bierman, Arlene S
- Abstract
Due in large part to effective pharmacotherapy, mortality rates have fallen substantially among those with diabetes; however, trends have been less favorable among those of lower socioeconomic status (SES), leading to a widening gap in mortality between rich and poor. We examined whether income disparities in diabetes-related morbidity or mortality decline after age 65 in a setting where much of health care is publicly funded yet universal drug coverage starts only at age 65.
- Publication
Diabetes care, 2012, Vol 35, Issue 11, p2257
- ISSN
1935-5548
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/dc12-0364