Patients' health education and diabetes control in a developing country

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 173-175

  Ezenwaka, C E ^a   Offiah, N V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Developing country; Diabetes control; Diabetes risk factors; Health education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCIENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE OF ONSET; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0347995139     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-003-0107-x     Document Type: Article

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