Telemedicine for the management of glycemic control and clinical outcomes of type 1 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue MAY, 2017, Pages

  Lee, Shaun W H ^a   Ooi, Leanne ^a   Lai, Yin K ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UCSI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Management; Meta analysis; Systematic review; Telemedicine; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MENTORING; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TELEEDUCATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING;

EID: 85021671277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00330     Document Type: Short Survey

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