Can peer educators influence healthy eating in people with diabetes? Results of a randomized controlled trial

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1048-1054

  Cade, J E ^a   Kirk, S F L ^a,b   Nelson, P ^a   Hollins, L ^a   Deakin, T ^a   Greenwood, D C ^a   Harvey, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Expert patient; Randomized controlled trial; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; STARCH;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER COUNSELING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEER GROUP; SELF CARE;

EID: 70349497203     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02808.x     Document Type: Article

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