Long-term glycaemic outcome of structured nurse-led diabetes care in rural Africa

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 571-574

  Price, C ^a,b   Shandu, D ^b   Dedicoat, M ^b   Wilkinson, D ^c   Gill, G V ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hlabisa Hospital   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NURSING MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; STRUCTURED NURSE LED INTERVENTION PROGRAMME;

EID: 79959406782     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr005     Document Type: Article

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