The challenge of diabetes in the elderly and affecting factors: A Turkish study

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 272-279

  Ovayolu, Özlem ^a   Ovayolu, Nimet ^a   Dogru, Ayşe ^a   Özkaya, Mesut ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diabetes challenge; Diabetes mellitus; Elderly; Nursing; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TURKEY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 84942591256     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000102     Document Type: Article

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