Diabetes related knowledge among residents and nurses: a multicenter study in Karachi, Pakistan

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ahmed, Asma ^a   Jabbar, Abdul ^a   Zuberi, Lubna ^b   Islam, Muhammad ^c   Shamim, Khusro ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; PAKISTAN; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSE; RESIDENT;

EID: 84865971210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6823-12-18     Document Type: Article

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