Peer Mentoring and Financial Incentives to Improve Glucose Control in African American Veterans
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- 20 March 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 156 (6) , 416-424
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-6-201203200-00004
Abstract
Clinic-based care management interventions have been shown to help patients with diabetes improve glucose control but are expensive. This randomized, controlled trial compared peer mentoring, a mod... Background: Compared with white persons, African Americans have a greater incidence of diabetes, decreased control, and higher rates of microvascular complications. A peer mentorship model could be...Keywords
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