A pilot program of service and education was designed to actively involve the inner-city, insulin-dependent child in his own diabetes management. A telephone service for questions and advice, managed by a pediatric nurse specialist, was responsible for a significant reduction in hospital admissions. The project was enthausiastically received and utilized by inner-city residents and resulted in an increased referral rate from the entire metropolitan area.
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Hoffman et al. (1978) studied this question.