Self-management experiences among men and women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A qualitative analysis

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mathew, Rebecca ^a   Gucciardi, Enza ^b   De Melo, Margaret ^c   Barata, Paula ^d  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gender; Self management; Sex; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETIC DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871166081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-122     Document Type: Article

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