A Virtual World Versus Face-to-Face Intervention Format to Promote Diabetes Self-Management Among African American Women: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
A Virtual World Versus Face-to-Face Intervention Format to Promote Diabetes Self-Management Among African American Women: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
Milagros C Rosal
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, PhD ;
Robin Heyden
2
, BS ;
Roanne Mejilla
3
, MPH ;
Roberta Capelson
4
, MS ;
Karen A Chalmers
4
, MS, RD, CDE ;
Maria Rizzo DePaoli
3
, MSW ;
Chetty Veerappa
3
, PhD ;
John M Wiecha
3
, MD, MPH
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University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Worcester, MA, United States
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Heyden Ty, LLC, Alameda, CA, United States
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Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Office of Academic Affairs, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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Department of Family Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
Corresponding Author:
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Milagros C Rosal, PhD
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
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55 Lake Avenue North
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Worcester, MA, 01655
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United States
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Phone:
1 508-856-3173
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Fax: 1 508-856-3840
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Email: milagros.rosal@umassmed.edu