Level of nutritional knowledge and health awareness among diabetes mellitus patients at cheras health clinic, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Tahap Pengetahuan Pemakanan dan Kesedaran Kesihatan di Kalangan Pesakit Diabetes Mellitus di Klinik Kesihatan, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 505-511

  Ju, Lim Ching ^a   Shahar, Suzana ^a   Yahya, Hanis Mastura ^a   Ching, Teh Sin ^a   Nor, Nor Shazwani Mohd ^a   Chuo, Lim Hwa ^a   Zaki, Mohd Fauzee Mohd ^a   Salehuddin, Dahlia ^a   Mukhsan, Norliza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Klinik Kesihatan Cheras   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Health awareness; Health clinic; Nutrition knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954302508     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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