Behavior changes in patients with diabetes and hypertension after experiencing shared medical appointments

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-51

  Dickman, Kathleen ^a   Pintz, Christine ^b   Gold, Kathleen ^c   Kivlahan, Coleen ^d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation   (United States)

^d Aetna MEDICAID ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chronic illness; Diabetes; Group medical appointments; Hypertension; Safety net clinic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84855965598     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2011.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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