Factors affecting adult knowledge of diabetes in Narlidere Health District, Turkey

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 142-147

  Gunay, T ^a   Ulusel, B ^b   Velipasaoglu, S ^a   Unal, B ^a   Ucku, R ^a   Ozgener, N ^c  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkish General Directorate of Highways   (Turkey)

^c Narlidere Primary Health Care Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adult; Diabetes knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33846074854     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-006-0230-6     Document Type: Article

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