Are patients with type 2 diabetes reluctant to start insulin therapy? An examination of the scope and underpinnings of psychological insulin resistance in a large, international population

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1169-1174

  Polonsky, William H ^a,b,e   Hajos, Tibor R S ^c   Dain, Marie Paule ^d   Snoek, Frank J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Behavioral Diabetes Institute   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SANOFI   (France)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Psychological insulin resistance; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN TREATMENT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79956093131     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2011.573623     Document Type: Article

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