Popular misconceptions regarding the diabetes management: Where should we focus our attention?

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 287-291

  Patil, Rajkumar ^a   Nasrin Nisha, A ^a   Datta, Shib Sekhar ^a   Boratne, Abhijit V ^a   Lokeshmaran, ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Misconception

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; DIABETIC PATIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84873680775     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/4416.2749     Document Type: Article

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