Behavioural innovation is key to improving the health of one million Australians living with type 2 diabetes

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 149-151.e1

  Speight, Jane ^a,b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b THE AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR BEHAVIOURAL RESEARCH IN DIABETES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIFE STYLE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SELF CARE;

EID: 84982281681     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja16.00556     Document Type: Article

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