Routine glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibody (GADA) testing: Patients' perspective

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 176-180

  Davies, H ^a   Mannan, S B ^a   Brophy, S ^a   Williams, R ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults; Patient views; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE ANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPOWERMENT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; SELF CARE;

EID: 47049105601     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmn016     Document Type: Article

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