Managing diabetes in people fasting during Ramadan

Diabetes and Primary Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 152-159

  Alsafadi, Hala ^a   Wilson, Jo ^a   Patel, Vinod ^a  

^a GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fasting; Islam; Management of diabetes; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960476777     PISSN: 14668955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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