Improving diabetes management and cardiovascular risk factors through peer-led self-management support groups in western Kenya

Diabetes Care

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2015, Pages e110-e111

  Park, Paul H ^a   Wambui, Charity K ^b   Atieno, Sabina ^b   Egger, Joseph R ^a   Misoi, Lawrence ^b   Nyabundi, Jack S ^b,c   Pastakia, Sonak D ^d   Bloomfield, Gerald S ^a,e,f   Kamano, Jemima H ^b,g  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES SELF MANAGEMENT SUPPORT; EMPOWERMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KENYA; LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84962367223     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc15-0353     Document Type: Note

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