GPs' views on how low socioeconomic position affects diabetes management: An exploratory study

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 120-123

  Rose, Vanessa ^a,b,c   Harris, Mark ^a,c   Ho, Maria Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Centres Prim Hlth Care and Equity   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Diabetes mellitus; Primary health care; Social class

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POVERTY; READING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 11844251257     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY04055     Document Type: Article

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