Nurse led clinics controlled hypertension and hyperlipidaemia better than usual care in diabetesSpecialist nurse-led intervention to treat and control hypertension and hyperlipidemia in diabetes SPLINT: a randomized controlled trial.

Carrier, Judith A K RGN, MSc, PGCE, Sp practitioner (PN) (commentator)
New, JP
Mason, JM
Freemantle, N
et al,

University of Wales College of Medicine Caerleon, South Wales, UK

New JP, Mason JM, Freemantle N, et al. Specialist nurse-led intervention to treat and control hypertension and hyperlipidemia in diabetes (SPLINT): a randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Care 2003; 26: 2250–5.NewJPMasonJMFreemantleNet alSpecialist nurse-led intervention to treat and control hypertension and hyperlipidemia in diabetes SPLINT: a randomized controlled trial.Diabetes Care2003262250-5 Q In patients with diabetes and high blood pressure (BP) or high cholesterol, is a nurse led hypertension or hyperlipidaemia clinic more effective than usual care for controlling BP and lipid concentrations?

For correspondence: Dr J P New, Department of Diabetes, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK. [email protected]

Source of funding: Pfizer.

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