Addressing health literacy and numeracy to improve diabetes education and care

Diabetes Spectrum

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 238-243

  White, Richard O ^a,b   Wolff, Kathleen ^a,c,d   Cavanaugh, Kerri L ^a,d   Rothman, Russell ^a,e  

^a Meharry Medical College ^*

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

EID: 79955376378     PISSN: 10409165     EISSN: 19447353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.23.4.238     Document Type: Review

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