Self management of type 2 diabetes by Maltese immigrants in Australia: Can community pharmacies play a supporting role?

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 305-313

  Barbara, Sarah ^a   Krass, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Maltese; pharmacy; self management; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTEGRATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MONITORING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; MALTESE; PHARMACY; SELF MANAGEMENT; TYPE 2 DIABETES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SELF CARE;

EID: 84883494975     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12011     Document Type: Article

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