Diabetes knowledge, health belief, and diabetes management among the Igala, Nigeria

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Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Adejoh, Samuel Ojima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diabetes knowledge; Health beliefs; Igala; Influence; Perceived benefits; Perceived severity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907289347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21582440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2158244014539966     Document Type: Article

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