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September 14th 2018

Language Barriers and LDL-C/SBP Control Among Latinos With Diabetes

Alicia Fernandez, MD E. Margaret Warton, MPH Dean Schillinger, MD Howard H. Moffet, MPH Jenna Kruger, MPH Nancy Adler, PhD Andrew J. Karter, PhD

Among Latino patients with diabetes, ethnicity and language barriers were not associated with lipid and blood pressure control despite their associations with glycemic control in prior research. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.

May 23rd 2013

Differences in the Clinical Recognition of Depression in Diabetes Patients: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

Darrell L. Hudson, PhD, MPH Andrew J. Karter, PhD Alicia Fernandez, MD Melissa Parker, MS Alyce S. Adams, PhD Dean Schillinger, MD Howard H. Moffet, MPH Jufen Zhou, MS Nancy E. Adler, PhD

Depression often goes unrecognized in primary care among symptomatic diabetes patients, especially in some minorities.

May 21st 2011

Adherence to Laboratory Test Requests by Patients With Diabetes: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

Howard H. Moffet, MPH Melissa M. Parker, MS Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH Dean Schillinger, MD Alicia Fernandez, MD Nancy E. Adler, PhD Alyce S. Adams, PhD Andrew J. Karter, PhD

Providers expect that patients with chronic conditions will complete necessary laboratory tests; 1 in 7 patients with diabetes did not do so within 6 months.