Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Pretest the Publication Take Charge of Your Diabetes: A Guide for Care

The Diabetes Educator

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 598-604

  Anderson, Lynda A ^a   Satterfield, Dawn ^b   German, Robert ^c   Anderson, Robert M ^d  

^a Div of Adult and Community Health   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c Division of Cancer Prevention and Control   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOOK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOOK REVIEWS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MANUALS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0030277557     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014572179602200608     Document Type: Article

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