Improvement in A1C levels and diabetes self-management activities following a nutrition and diabetes education program in older adults

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 83-102

  Redmond, Elizabeth H ^a   Burnett, Sarah M ^a   Johnson, Mary Ann ^b,d   Park, Sohyun ^c   Fischer, Joan G ^c   Johnson, Tommy ^c  

^a Faculty of Gerontology ^*

^b Faculty of Gerontology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetes program; Hemoglobin A1C; Nutrition; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548841687     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v26n01_05     Document Type: Article

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