Management of diabetes in resource-poor settings

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-31

  Grant, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing word; Diabetes mellitus; Dots for chronic disease management; Global health; Tubercular diabetic

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; INSULIN; METFORMIN;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXERCISE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; SCREENING; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84884506497     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-1-27     Document Type: Article

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