Perceptions of insulin therapy amongst Asian patients with diabetes in Singapore

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-211

  Wong, S ^a   Lee, J ^b,c   Ko, Y ^b   Chong, M F ^b   Lam, C K ^b   Tang, W E ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian diabetes; Insulin therapy; Patient experience; Primary care; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WORK CAPACITY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 78651080929     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03195.x     Document Type: Article

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