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Frequency and factors associated with inadequate self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Based on diabetes self-management questionnaire

Awad M. Al-Qahtani
Saudi Medical Journal September 2020, 41 (9) 955-964; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.9.25339
Awad M. Al-Qahtani
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, MD
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