Where have all the diabetics gone? [9]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 444-445

  Mollentze, W F ^a   Koning, J M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSING COMPETENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34447102817     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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