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J Caring Sci. 2020;9(2): 73-79. doi: 10.34172/JCS.2020.011
PMID: 32626668        PMCID: PMC7322411

Original Article

Is Telenursing an Effective Method to Control BMI and HbA1c in Illiterate Patients Aged 50 Years and Older With Type 2 Diabetes? A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Arezoo Shahsavari 1 ORCID, Maryam Bakhshandeh Bavarsad 2 * ORCID

Cited by CrossRef: 6

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