Glycemic control in pediatric type 1 diabetes: Role of caregiver literacy

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Hassan, Krishnavathana ^a   Heptulla, Rubina A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Children; Diabetes; Literacy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING;

BODY MASS INDEX; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD LABELING; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MATHEMATICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 77951859385     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1486     Document Type: Article

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