Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 84, Issue 2 , Pages 194-200 , May 2009

ABC control of diabetes: Survey data from National Diabetes Health Promotion Centers in Taiwan

  • Neng-Chun Yu

      Affiliations

    • Yu Neng-Chun Diabetes Clinic, I-Lan County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Yueh Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University Hospital, School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Tzer Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Boniface J. Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, Xindian, Taipei County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ruei-Shiang Shiu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adult and Elderly Health, Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chuan Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adult and Elderly Health, Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medical Technology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Section 3, Chung Kang Road, Taichung 40705, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 4 23741300; fax: +886 4 23741318.

Received 11 October 2008 ,Revised 3 February 2009 ,Accepted 19 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.02.020

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 84, Issue 2 , Pages 194-200 , May 2009

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