Knowledge and risk assessment of diabetes mellitus at primary care level: A preventive approach required combating the disease in a developing country

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 667-672

  Nisar, Nighat ^a,d   Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad ^b   Qadri, Majid Hafeez ^c   Sher, Syed Azam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Turkey)

^b AL Mansoor Hospital Taif   (Saudi Arabia)

^c BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Knowledge; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 55849107787     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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