Perceptions of Caribbean type 2 diabetes patients on self-monitoring of blood glucose

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-21

  Ezenwaka, C E ^a   Olukoga, A ^a   Onuoha, P ^a   Worrell, R ^a   Skinner, T ^a   Mayers, H ^a   Martin, E ^b   Phillip, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b Diabetes Association of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Developing countries; Diabetes complications; Self management; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84856593417     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: 17444160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13813455.2011.625950     Document Type: Review

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