Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 173-179 , August 2009

Glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated in primary care setting in Jordan

  • Mousa Al Omari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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  • Yousef Khader

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Ali Shakir Dauod

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mousl University, Iraq
    • At present: Faculty of Medicine/Jordan University of Science & Technology.
    • ,
  • Nemeh Al-Akour

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    • Tel.: +962 2 7201000x23711; fax: +962 2 7201065.
    • ,
  • Adi Harbi Khassawneh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    • ,
  • Eman Al-Ashker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    • ,
  • Amged Al-shdifat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan

Received 23 May 2009 ,Revised 2 August 2009 ,Accepted 4 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.08.004

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 173-179 , August 2009

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