Metabolic control in type 2 diabetes correlates weakly with patient adherence to oral hypoglycaemic treatment

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Seng, Cheong Loke ^a,c   Jong, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NONE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Patient non adherence; Spearman rank correlation coefficient; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 41149086938     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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