Treatment-related misconceptions among diabetic patients in Western Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1243-1246

  Al Saeedi, Mohammed ^a   Elzubier, Ahmed G ^b   Bahnassy, Ahmed A ^b   Al Dawood, Kasim M ^b  

^a Makkah Directorate for Health Affairs   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0036817781     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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