Type 2 diabetes patient’s perspective on ramadan fasting: A qualitative study

BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Lee, Jun Yang ^a   Wong, Chee Piau ^a   Tan, Christina San San ^b   Nasir, Nazrila Hairizan ^c   Lee, Shaun Wen Huey ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SEGI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; ISLAM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 85019235522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000365     Document Type: Article

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