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Assessment of insulin therapy perception among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending El-Mahsama Family Practice Center in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt

Huda Rabea Raslan 1
,
Samy Abdelrazek Abdelazim 1
,
Sally M. Moawed 1
,
Rehab A. Mohamed 1, 2

  1. Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

  2. Family and Community Medicine Department, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2026; 28(2): 164–170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2026.161515
Data publikacji online: 2026/06/22
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