Increasing Adherence to the Diabetes Regimen: An Occupational Therapy Perspective
Journal Title: Diabetes Research – Open Journal - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Recognizing the epidemic of diabetes in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control projected that as many as one third of the population will have diabetes by 2050, without a concerted effort to change the lifestyles and habits of people diagnosed with diabetes.1 Further, the World Health Organization (2014) announced that diabetes had become a global epidemic.
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Emily F. Piven
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- DOI 10.17140/DROJ-1-e001
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