The impact of health literacy on self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with diabetes receiving care in an Inner-City Hospital

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-9

  Mbaezue, Nkechi ^a   Mayberry, Robert ^a   Gazmararian, Julie ^b   Quarshie, Alexander ^a   Ivonye, Chinedu ^a   Heisler, Michael ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF MONITORING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 76149130994     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30469-7     Document Type: Article

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