Glycemic control, self-care behaviors, and psychosocial factors among insulin treated diabetics: A test of an extended health belief model

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-214

  Aalto, Anna Mari ^a   Uutela, Antti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diabetes related control beliefs; Health belief model; Self care; Social support; Type I diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042619121     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0403_1     Document Type: Article

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