Diabetes prevention and care: We know what to do, so why aren’t we doing it?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 201, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 501-502

  Colagiuri, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LIFESTYLE;

AUSTRALIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE;

EID: 84908453746     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01307     Document Type: Editorial

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