Knowledge, attitude and practice of ministry of health primary health care physicians in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A crosssectional study in the Al Hasa District of Saudi Arabia, 2010

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-59

  Khan, A T ^a   Lateef, N Al Abdul ^b   Khamseen, Ma B ^c   Al Aithan, Ma ^c   Khan, S A ^d   Al Ibrahim, I ^e  

^a Al Omran Primary Health Care Centre   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Health Directorate   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Al Hofuf Health Sector ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING FAHAD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^e King Fahad Higher Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Knowledge; Practice; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SAUDI ARABIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79955402261     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.79241     Document Type: Article

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