Recommendations for management of diabetes during ramadan: Response to Al-Arouj et al. [6]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 744-745

  Elhadd, Tarik A ^a   Al Amoudi, Abdullah A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MOSLEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; ADOLESCENT; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NOTE; RELIGION; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASTING; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; ISLAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 33745003485     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.29.03.06.dc05-2102     Document Type: Letter

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