Audit of a diabetic health education program at a large Primary Health Care Center in Asir region

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 838-842

  Al Khaldi, Yahia M ^a,b   Khan, Mohd Y ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Family Medicine Joint Program   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health education; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0034280259     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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