Assisting for 'better' diabetes management.

Geriatr Nurs

Health Policy & Public Health, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, USA; The Access Group, USA; PACEda Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address:

Published: April 2014

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