Does religious affiliation influence glycaemic control in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  How, Chew Boon ^a   Ming, Khoo Ee ^b   Chin, Chia Yook ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Glycaemic control; Religion; Religiosity; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELIEFS AND VALUES SCALE; CHRISTIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION;

EID: 79956035204     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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