Younger adult type 2 diabetic patients have poorer glycaemic control: A cross-sectional study in a primary care setting in Singapore

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Quah, Joanne Hui Min ^a   Liu, Yan Ping ^b   Luo, Nan ^c   How, Choon How ^a   Tay, Ee Guan ^a  

^a SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus type 2; Hemoglobin A glycosylated; Primary health care; Singapore

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INSULIN TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETINOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84878358383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6823-13-18     Document Type: Article

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