Predictors of dropouts from a San Diego diabetes program: A case control study

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Benoit, Stephen R ^a,b   Ji, Ming ^a   Fleming, Regina ^c   Philis Tsimikas, Athena ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Whittier Institute for Diabetes   (United States)

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EID: 84978427907     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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