Lack of knowledge of glycosylated hemoglobin in patients with diabetic retinopathy

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Wang, Shiqi ^a   Tikellis, Gabriella ^a   Wong, Nathan ^a   Wong, Tien Yin ^a,b   Wang, Jie Jin ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Millennium Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Glycemic control; Hemoglobin A1c; Patient knowledge

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 44649167596     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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