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Impact of Peer Health Coaching on Glycemic Control in Low-Income Patients With Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

David H. Thom, Amireh Ghorob, Danielle Hessler, Diana De Vore, Ellen Chen and Thomas A. Bodenheimer
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2013, 11 (2) 137-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1443
David H. Thom
Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Amireh Ghorob
Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Danielle Hessler
Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Diana De Vore
Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Ellen Chen
Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Thomas A. Bodenheimer
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vol. 11 no. 2 137-144
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1443
PubMed 
23508600

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication April 1, 2012
  • Revision received June 23, 2012
  • Accepted for publication July 11, 2012
  • Published online March 18, 2013.

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  1. David H. Thom, MD, PhD⇑,
  2. Amireh Ghorob, MPH,
  3. Danielle Hessler, PhD,
  4. Diana De Vore, BS,
  5. Ellen Chen, MD and
  6. Thomas A. Bodenheimer, MD
  1. Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: David H. Thom, MD, PhD Department of Family & Community Medicine San Francisco General Hospital 1001 Potrero Ave San Francisco, CA 94143 dthom{at}fcm.ucsf.edu

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