Knowledge, attitude and practices of diabetic patients in the United Arab Emirates.

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes self-management education is a cornerstone of diabetes care. However, many diabetics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lack sufficient knowledge about their disease due to illiteracy. Thus, before considering any possible intervention it was imperative to assess present knowle...

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Main Authors: Fatma Al-Maskari, Mohamed El-Sadig, Juma M Al-Kaabi, Bachar Afandi, Nicolas Nagelkerke, Karin B Yeatts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3544806?pdf=render