title: Cohort Profile: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)--objectives and design of a survey follow-up study of social health disparities in a managed care population.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente - Division of Research, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA.
authors.forename: Howard H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Moffet
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schillinger
authors.forename: Ameena T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laraia
authors.forename: Joe V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Selby
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: Jennifer Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Melissa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Warton
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Karter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012107:Research Design; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors