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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...
Autores principales: | Werfalli, Mahmoud M., Kalula, Sebastiana Z., Manning, Kathryn, Levitt, Naomi S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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