The level and determinants of diabetes knowledge in Kuwaiti adults with type 2 diabetes

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Al Adsani, A M S ^a,c   Moussa, M A A ^b   Al Jasem, L I ^c   Abdella, N A ^b,c   Al Hamad, N M ^c  

^a AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Determinants; Diabetes education; Evaluation; Knowledge; Kuwait; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIET; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KNOWLEDGE; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 64149132219     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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