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“In a situation of rescuing life”: meanings given to diabetes symptoms and care-seeking practices among adults in Southeastern Tanzania: a qualitative inquiry

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is an emerging public health problem in Tanzania. For the community and the health system to respond adequately to this problem, it is important that we understand the meanings given to its symptoms, and the care-seeking practices of individuals. METHODS: To explore col...

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Autores principales: Metta, Emmy, Bailey, Ajay, Kessy, Flora, Geubbels, Eveline, Hutter, Inge, Haisma, Hinke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1504-0