Home telehealth for diabetes management: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 913-930

  Polisena, J ^a   Tran, K ^a   Cimon, K ^a   Hutton, B ^a   McGill, S ^a   Palmer, K ^b  

^a CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

^b Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Systematic review; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; TELEMONITORING;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 70349767111     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2009.01057.x     Document Type: Review

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