Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , April 2010

Nurse diabetes case management interventions and blood glucose control: Results of a meta-analysis

  • Garry Welch

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Medicine Research, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Behavioral Medicine Research, Baystate Medical Center, 140 High Street, Room 2104, Springfield, MA 01199, United States. Tel.: +1 413 794 2012; fax: +1 413 794 3890.
    • ,
  • Jane Garb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, United States
    • ,
  • Sofija Zagarins

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Medicine Research, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, United States
    • ,
  • Irina Lendel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Penn State Diabetes Center, Hershey, PA, United States
    • ,
  • Robert A. Gabbay

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Penn State Diabetes Center, Hershey, PA, United States

Received 28 October 2009 ,Revised 16 December 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.12.026

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , April 2010

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