Patients in waiting: A qualitative study of type 2 diabetes patients' perceptions of diagnosis

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-136

  Parry, Odette ^d   Peel, Elizabeth ^a   Douglas, Margaret ^b   Lawton, Julia ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Patients' experiences; Qualitative study; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 1442271839     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh203     Document Type: Article

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