Research ArticleOriginal Research
Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Assess Outcome Disparities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Hyperlipidemia
Estella M. Geraghty, Thomas Balsbaugh, Jim Nuovo and Sanjeev Tandon
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine January 2010, 23 (1) 88-96; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090149
Estella M. Geraghty
MD, MS, MPH/CPH, FACP
Thomas Balsbaugh
MD
Jim Nuovo
MD
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Vol. 23, Issue 1
January-February 2010
Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Assess Outcome Disparities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Hyperlipidemia
Estella M. Geraghty, Thomas Balsbaugh, Jim Nuovo, Sanjeev Tandon
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jan 2010, 23 (1) 88-96; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090149
Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Assess Outcome Disparities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Hyperlipidemia
Estella M. Geraghty, Thomas Balsbaugh, Jim Nuovo, Sanjeev Tandon
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jan 2010, 23 (1) 88-96; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090149
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