Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 118-125 , January 2008

Patient and provider perceptions of diabetes: Measuring and evaluating differences

  • James T. Fitzgerald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, United States
    • Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center, Ann Arbor VAMC, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, G1107 Towsley Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0201, United States. Tel.: +1 734 936 1644; fax: +1 734 936 1641.
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  • R. Brent Stansfield

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, United States
    • ,
  • Tricia Tang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, United States
    • ,
  • Mary Oh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, United States
    • ,
  • Alice Frohna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, United States
    • ,
  • Betty Armbruster

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, United States
    • ,
  • Larry Gruppen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, United States
    • ,
  • Robert Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan, United States

Received 25 May 2007 ,Revised 22 August 2007 ,Accepted 16 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.09.005

Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 118-125 , January 2008

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