Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1042-1051 , November 2006

Rapid assessment methods used for health-equity audit: Diabetes mellitus among frail British care-home residents

  • Terry J. Aspray

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
    • Diabetes Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP, UK. Tel.: +441915656256.
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  • Karen Nesbit

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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  • Timothy P. Cassidy

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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  • Gillian Hawthorne

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Received 1 July 2005 ,Revised 19 May 2006 ,Accepted 6 June 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00150-8

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.06.002

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1042-1051 , November 2006