Reducing health risk in family members of patients with type 2 diabetes: Views of first degree relatives

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Whitford, David L ^a   McGee, Hannah ^b   O'Sullivan, Bernadette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449142180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-455     Document Type: Article

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