Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 399-404 , September 2007

Type 2 diabetic patients attending a nurse educator have improved metabolic control

  • Suzana F. Scain

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • ,
  • Beatriz L. dos Santos

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • ,
  • Rogério Friedman

      Affiliations

    • Endocrine Division, Prédio 12-4°. andar, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 900035-903 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 51 33325188; fax: +55 51 21018777.
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  • Jorge L. Gross

      Affiliations

    • Endocrine Division, Prédio 12-4°. andar, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 900035-903 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Received 2 October 2006 ,Accepted 8 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.01.002

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 399-404 , September 2007