Having diabetes and having to fast: A qualitative study of British Muslims with diabetes

Health Expectations

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1698-1708

  Patel, Neesha R ^a   Kennedy, Anne ^b   Blickem, Christian ^a   Rogers, Anne ^b   Reeves, David ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Fasting; Muslims; Primary care; Qualitative; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ENGLAND; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 84942296671     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12163     Document Type: Article

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