Patient Education in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 156-160

  Tan, A S L ^a   Yong, L S ^a   Wan, S ^a   Wong, M L ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Evaluation; Knowledge and practice; Patient education

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CARE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031111707     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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