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The association of health literacy with glycemic control in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes

Abdulrahman H. Mashi, Dalal Aleid, Sarah Almutairi, Faisal Khattab, Abdullah AlMuqawed, Shawana Khan, Nora AlBanyan, Imad Brema and Naji J. Aljohani
Saudi Medical Journal July 2019, 40 (7) 675-680; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.7.24277
Abdulrahman H. Mashi
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Dalal Aleid
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sarah Almutairi
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Faisal Khattab
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah AlMuqawed
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Shawana Khan
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Nora AlBanyan
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Imad Brema
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Naji J. Aljohani
From the Department of Medicine (Mashi, AlMuqawed), from the Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center (Khan, Berma, Aljohani), from the Pharmacy Services Department (AlBanyan), King Fahad Medical City; from the College of Medicine, (Aleid, Almutairi), Princess Nura Bint Abdulrahman University; and from the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Khattab), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulrahman H. Mashi, Dalal Aleid, Sarah Almutairi, Faisal Khattab, Abdullah AlMuqawed, Shawana Khan, Nora AlBanyan, Imad Brema, Naji J. Aljohani
Saudi Medical Journal Jul 2019, 40 (7) 675-680; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.7.24277

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Saudi Medical Journal Jul 2019, 40 (7) 675-680; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.7.24277
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