Meta-analysis does not allow appraisal of complex interventions in diabetes and hypertension self-management: A methodological review

Diabetologia

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1375-1383

  Lenz, M ^a   Steckelberg, A ^a   Richter, B ^b   Muhlhauser I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Education; Hypertension; Methods; Self management; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

BODY WEIGHT; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; META-ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249940466     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0679-z     Document Type: Review

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