Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 131-138 , May 2007

Does Quality of Care for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Differ by Gender for Enrollees in Managed Care Plans?

  • Chloe E. Bird, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND, Santa Monica, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Chloe E. Bird, RAND, 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.
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  • Allen M. Fremont, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND, Santa Monica, California
    • University of California—Los Angeles, California
    • West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Steve Wickstrom, MS

      Affiliations

    • Ingenix, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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  • Mona Shah, MS

      Affiliations

    • United Healthcare, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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  • Thomas Rector, PharmD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Minnesota
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  • Thomas Horstman, BS

      Affiliations

    • Ingenix, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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  • José J. Escarce, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND, Santa Monica, California
    • University of California—Los Angeles, California

Received 5 February 2007 ,Revised 3 March 2007 ,Accepted 8 March 2007.

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PII: S1049-3867(07)00038-2

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.03.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 131-138 , May 2007

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