Breaking down the barriers to good glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: A debate on the role of nurses

European Diabetes Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-33

  Nesbeth, H ^a   Orskov C ^b   Rosenthall, Wendy ^a,c  

^a Trillium Health Centre Missassauga   (Canada)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetes nurse specialist; Glycaemic control; Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c); Patient education; Patient support

Indexed keywords

EID: 66449134212     PISSN: 15517853     EISSN: 15517861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/edn.129     Document Type: Article

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