Understanding of blood pressure by people with type 2 diabetes: A primary care focus group study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 513, 2005, Pages 298-304

  Stewart, Jane ^a   Brown, Ken ^b   Kendrick, Denise ^c   Dyas, Jane ^c  

^a Hucknall Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Family Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Diabetes mellitus; Patient education; Patient participation; Patient centred control; Primary care; Type 2

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; ENGLAND; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; WEST INDIES;

EID: 17144431964     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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