Prevalence and reasons for insulin refusal in Bangladeshi patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in East London

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1108-1111

  Khan, H ^a   Lasker, S S ^a   Chowdhury, T A ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladeshi; Insulin refusal; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 50649092631     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02538.x     Document Type: Article

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