Cognitive, behavioural and psychological barriers to the prevention of severe hypoglycaemia: A qualitative study of adults with type 1 diabetes

SAGE Open Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Speight, Jane ^a,b,c   Barendse, Shalleen M ^a   Singh, Harsimran ^d   Little, Stuart A ^e   Rutter, Martin K ^f,g   Heller, Simon R ^h   Shaw, James A M ^e  

^a AHP Research   (United Kingdom)

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

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experience; Prevention; Qualitative; Severe hypoglycaemia; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85113801040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20503121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2050312114527443     Document Type: Article

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