Socioedemographic determinants of glycaemic control in young diabetic patients in peninsular Malaysia

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-69

  Ismail, I S ^a   Wan Nazaimoon, W M ^b   Wan Mohamad, W B ^c   Letchuman, R ^d   Singaraveloo, M ^e   Pendek, R ^a   Faridah, I ^f   Rasat, R ^f   Sheriff, I H ^f   Khalid, B A K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^d General Hospital Kota Bharu   (Malaysia)

^e HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diabetes care facilities; Diabetic control; Malaysia; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LINEAR MODELS; MALAYSIA; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033630549     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(99)00104-7     Document Type: Article

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