Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 187-193 , December 2008

It's up to me! Experiences of living with pre-diabetes and the increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus

  • Susanne Andersson

      Affiliations

    • The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sweden
    • Skara Primary Health Care Center, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Skara Health Care Center, Malmgatan 36, 53232 Skara, Sweden. Tel.: +46 51130714; fax: +46 51132845.
    • ,
  • Inger Ekman

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Box 457, SE 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Tel.: +46 31 786 6014; fax: +46 31 786 6050.
    • ,
  • Ulf Lindblad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Tel.: +46 31 786 6831; fax: +46 31 786 1704.
    • ,
  • Febe Friberg

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Box 457, SE 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Health Studies, University of Stavanger, Norway
    • Tel.: +46 31 786 6016; fax: +46 31 786 6050.

Received 26 June 2008 ,Revised 16 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2008.09.001

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 187-193 , December 2008

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