Articles by Dean Schillinger, MD

Language Barriers and LDL-C/SBP Control Among Latinos With Diabetes
ByAlicia Fernandez, MD,E. Margaret Warton, MPH,Dean Schillinger, MD,Howard H. Moffet, MPH,Jenna Kruger, MPH,Nancy Adler, PhD,Andrew J. Karter, PhD Among Latino patients with diabetes, ethnicity and language barriers were not associated with lipid and blood pressure control despite their associations with glycemic control in prior research.
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Differences in the Clinical Recognition of Depression in Diabetes Patients: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)
ByDarrell L. Hudson, PhD, MPH,Andrew J. Karter, PhD,Alicia Fernandez, MD,Melissa Parker, MS,Alyce S. Adams, PhD,Dean Schillinger, MD,Howard H. Moffet, MPH,Jufen Zhou, MS,Nancy E. Adler, PhD Depression often goes unrecognized in primary care among symptomatic diabetes patients, especially in some minorities.

Ethnic Differences in the Development of Albuminuria: The DISTANCE Study
ByAndy I. Choi, MD, MAS,Andrew J. Karter, PhD,Jennifer Y. Liu, MPH,Bessie A. Young, MD, MPH,Alan S. Go, MD,Dean Schillinger, MD Despite uniform access to medical care, Filipinos, blacks, and Asians with diabetes developed albuminuria at higher rates than whites.

Adherence to Laboratory Test Requests by Patients With Diabetes: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)
ByHoward H. Moffet, MPH,Melissa M. Parker, MS,Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH,Dean Schillinger, MD,Alicia Fernandez, MD,Nancy E. Adler, PhD,Alyce S. Adams, PhD,Andrew J. Karter, PhD Providers expect that patients with chronic conditions will complete necessary laboratory tests; 1 in 7 patients with diabetes did not do so within 6 months.
