Factors influencing the attitudes held by women with type II diabetes: A qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-23

  Dietrich, Uta C ^a  

^a North Coast Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Diabetes education; Feelings; Naturalistic content analysis; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030272110     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0738-3991(96)00930-5     Document Type: Article

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