Structured education for people with type 2 diabetes

Editorial

Sean F Dinneen. BMJ. 2008.

. 2008 Mar 1;336(7642):459-60.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39478.693715.80. Epub 2008 Feb 14.

Abstract

A step towards a more patient centred approach to delivery of care

Competing interests: None declared.

Effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial.
Davies MJ, Heller S, Skinner TC, Campbell MJ, Carey ME, Cradock S, Dallosso HM, Daly H, Doherty Y, Eaton S, Fox C, Oliver L, Rantell K, Rayman G, Khunti K; Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed Collaborative. Davies MJ, et al. BMJ. 2008 Mar 1;336(7642):491-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39474.922025.BE. Epub 2008 Feb 14. BMJ. 2008. PMID: 18276664 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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