title: Structured diabetes education for children and adolescents.
abstract: The implementation of structured diabetes education for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes has gained momentum in the past few years. This article reviews government policy in respect of structured diabetes education, evidence about such programmes for children and adolescents, and problems of methodological inadequacy of past research in this area.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Ulster, Derry. d.chaney@ulster.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004435:Eating; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin