Patient knowledge improves glycemic control: Is it time to go back to the classroom?

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 264-266

  Panja, Srinivas ^a   Starr, Brian ^a   Colleran, Kathleen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycemic control; Patient education

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

DIABETES CONTROL; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 23744466161     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6650.2005.53509     Document Type: Review

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