Diabetes care in South Africa: A tale of two sectors

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 454-455

  Landau, S ^a   May, W ^b  

^a Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology   (South Africa)

^b Kingsbury Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSIMILAR AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HUMAN INSULIN; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN PUMP; PRICK TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE;

EID: 84879488062     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7010     Document Type: Editorial

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