Age-related decline in the knowledge of diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemic symptoms in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients in Hong Kong

Age and Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-332

  Yung, Cho Yin ^a   Tse, Samuel L S ^a   Chan, Kenneth S Y ^b   Chow, Chris K C ^a   Yau, Cecilia W S ^a   Chan, Thomas Y K ^b   Critchley, Julian A J H ^a  

^a Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Hypoglycaemia; Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Patient education

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENESCENCE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031821650     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/27.3.327     Document Type: Article

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