Telephone follow-up to improve glycaemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes: Systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1217-1225

  Wu, L ^a   Forbes, A ^a   Griffiths, P ^a   Milligan, P ^a   While, A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycaemic control; Systematic review meta analysis; Telephone follow up

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77958606944     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03113.x     Document Type: Review

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