Knowledge of diabetes mellitus and glycaemic control

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 186-197

  Robinson, David L ^a   Al Bnstan, Mahmoud ^a   Bitar, Milad S ^b   Al Asousi, Adnan ^c   Majeed, Sobia ^a  

^a Medicine and Behavioural Sciences ^*  (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Education; Fasting blood glucose level; Glycaemia; Health; Knowledge; Kuwait

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013463721     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: 14230151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000157550     Document Type: Article

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