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Does social support effect knowledge and diabetes self-management practices in older persons with Type 2 diabetes attending primary care clinics in Cape Town, South Africa?

BACKGROUND: In South Africa with one of the most rapidly ageing populations in Africa despite the demographic impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Self-management is challenging for all those with the condition but is likely to create a higher demand...

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Autores principales: Werfalli, Mahmoud M., Kalula, Sebastiana Z., Manning, Kathryn, Levitt, Naomi S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7069645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32168342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230173