Diabetes Group Visits: An Alternative to Managing Chronic Disease Outcomes

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 671-679

  Simmons, Chris ^a   Kapustin, Jane Faith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

American Diabetes Association; Chronic care; Diabetes group visit; Patient self management; Shared medical appointment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053155937     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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