Compliance and control of diabetes in a family practice setting, Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 755-765

  Khattab, M S ^a   Abolfotouh, M A ^a   Khan, M Y ^a   Humaidi, M A ^a   Al Kaldi, Y M ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Manhal Primary Health Care Centre   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033157334     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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