Living with diabetes and hypertension in Tunisia: popular perspectives on biomedical treatment

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-37

  Tlili, Faten ^a,b   Tinsa, Francine ^c   Skhiri, Afef ^a   Zaman, Shahaduz ^d   Phillimore, Peter ^d,e   Ben Romdhane, Habiba ^a  

^a CVD Epidemiology and Prevention Research Laboratory (CAVEPLA)   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hypertension; Patient perspectives; Qualitative research; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TUNISIA;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TUNISIA;

EID: 84939891496     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0572-8     Document Type: Article

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