The ABCS of diabetes: Diabetes self-management education program for African Americans affects A1C, lipid-lowering agent prescriptions, and emergency department visits

Diabetes Educator

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-103

  Magee, Michelle ^a,b   Bowling, Andrea ^b   Copeland, James ^c   Fokar, Ali ^b   Pasquale, Patricia ^d   Youssef, Gretchen ^a  

^a MedStar Diabetes Institute   (United States)

^b MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c District of Columbia Department of Health   (United States)

^d District of Columbia Public Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBRARY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBRARIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE;

EID: 79952045693     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: 15546063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145721710392246     Document Type: Article

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