Do community health workers affect non-urgent, ambulatory healthcare utilization among low-income, minority patients with diabetes?

Community health workers (CHWs) can reduce emergent care among low-income, ethnic minority patients with type 2 diabetes. A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of CHWs on non-urgent, ambulatory healthcare utilization. Within this trial, no effect on ambulatory ca...

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Main Authors: Ryan G. Chiu, Yinglin Xia, Lisa K. Sharp, Ben S. Gerber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623718301571