Blood glucose control and medication adherence among adult type 2 diabetic Nigerians attending a primary care clinic in under-resourced environment of eastern Nigeria

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 310-315

  Pascal, Iloh G U ^a   Ofoedu, John N ^a   Uchenna, Njoku P ^a   Nkwa, Amadi A ^b   Uchamma, Godswill Uko E ^a  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adherence; Control; Nigeria; Primary care clinic; Type 2 diabetes; Under resourced

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84864106456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.98590     Document Type: Article

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