The 5x1 DAFNE study protocol: a cluster randomised trial comparing a standard 5 day DAFNE course delivered over 1 week against DAFNE training delivered over 1 day a week for 5 consecutive weeks

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Elliott, Jackie ^a   Lawton, Julia ^b   Rankin, David ^b   Emery, Celia ^c   Campbell, Mike ^d   Dixon, Simon ^d   Heller, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c DAFNE NIHR Project Office   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Teaching; Training programs; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSE ADJUSTMENT FOR NORMAL EATING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 84868467257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6823-12-28     Document Type: Article

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