Knowledge of A1c Predicts Diabetes Self-Management and A1c Level among Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Shengnan Yang; Weimin Kong; Cunyi Hsue; Anne F. Fish; Yufeng Chen; Xiaohui Guo; Qingqing Lou; Robert Anderson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150753

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Knowledge of A1c Predicts Diabetes Self-Management and A1c Level among Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Shengnan Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shengnan Yang, Weimin Kong

Affiliations Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Nursing College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Weimin Kong ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shengnan Yang, Weimin Kong

Affiliation Nursing College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Cunyi Hsue,

Affiliation Hangzhou No.9 High School, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Anne F. Fish,

Affiliation College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis, affiliated with the ISP Fellowship Support Program, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Yufeng Chen,

Affiliation Nursing College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Xiaohui Guo ,

* E-mail: lqq188@yahoo.com (QL); guoxh@medmail.com.cn (XG)

Affiliation Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Qingqing Lou ,

* E-mail: lqq188@yahoo.com (QL); guoxh@medmail.com.cn (XG)

Affiliations Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Robert Anderson

Affiliation Department of Medical Education & Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Diabetes Research & Training Center, Ann Arbor, United States of America
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Knowledge of A1c Predicts Diabetes Self-Management and A1c Level among Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Shengnan Yang,
Weimin Kong,
Cunyi Hsue,
Anne F. Fish,
Yufeng Chen,
Xiaohui Guo,
Qingqing Lou,
Robert Anderson

Published: March 9, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150753

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