Perceptions and experiences of taking oral hypoglycaemic agents among people of Pakistani and Indian origin: Qualitative study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7502, 2005, Pages 1247-1249

  Lawton, Julia ^a   Ahmad, Naureen ^a   Hallowell, Nina ^a   Hanna, Lisa ^a   Douglas, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIZZINESS; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; SCOTLAND;

EID: 20344403536     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38460.642789.E0     Document Type: Article

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