Community-based diabetes programme: The micro-clinic project

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1021-1026

  Zoughbie, D E ^a  

^a Global Micro Clinic Project   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FRIEND; GEOGRAPHIC NAMES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TECHNOLOGY; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 73149092047     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.4.1021     Document Type: Article

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