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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 2:IJNCP-141, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/141
Research Article
Improved Glycemic Control: A Health Literacy Initiative for the Military

Cindy C. Cooke1, Joy P. Deupree2*, Justin X. Moore3 and Lisle Hites4

1School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1701 University Boulevard, DNP Program, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
2School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, NB 522, Birmingham, Al, 35294, USA
3Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 619 19th Street South, OHB 251, Birmingham, AL, 35249, USA
4Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama School of Public Health, 330 Ryals Public Health Building, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Dr. Joy P. Deupree, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, NB 522, Birmingham, Al, 35294, USA; E-mail: deupreej@uab.edu
09 July 2015; 07 September 2015; 09 September 2015
Cooke CC, Deupree JP, Moore JX, Hites L (2015) Improved Glycemic Control: A Health Literacy Initiative for the Military. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 2: 141. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/141
© 2015 Cooke et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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