Belonging to a diabetes patients' association is predictive of better metabolic control

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Selvais, P L ^a,b   Amoussou Guenou, K D ^c   Hermans, M P ^d  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Centre Hospitalier Hornu Frameries   (Belgium)

^c HKM Cotonou   (Benin)

^d CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Education; Patients' association; Self empowerment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF MONITORING;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 50049115254     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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