A nurse-coordinated intervention for primary care patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: Impact on glycemic control and health-related quality of life

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 59-66

  Weinberger, Morris ^a,b   Kirkman, M Sue ^a   Saa, Gregory P ^a   Shortliffe, E Anne ^a   Landsman, Pamela B ^a   Cowper, Patricia A ^a   Simel, David L ^a   Feussner, John R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory care; diabetes mellitus; health services; nurses; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NORTH CAROLINA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY NURSING CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0028950244     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600227     Document Type: Article

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