Implementing Group Visits: Are They Effective to Improve Diabetes Self-Management Outcomes?

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 571-

  Dontje, Katherine ^a   Forrest, Kathy ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Group visits; Nurse practitioners; Self management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960101399     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.09.014     Document Type: Article

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