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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
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Thomas A. Bodenheimer
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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, Thomas A. Bodenheimer
The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2013, 11 (2) 137-144; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1443

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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, Thomas A. Bodenheimer
The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2013, 11 (2) 137-144; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1443
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