Barriers to compliance among diabetics in Asir region

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 951-953

  Al Khaldi, Yahia M ^a,c   Al Jasser, Abdullah M ^a   Al Gelban, Khalid S ^b  

^a Wasat Abha Prim Health Care Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Family Medicine Joint Program   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Diabetes mellitus; Primary Health Care Center

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000794419     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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