Letter to the Editor on “Factors Associated with Health Literacy and Diabetes Burden, and the Relationship Between Health Literacy and Diabetes Burden in Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Letter to the Editor on “Factors Associated with Health Literacy and Diabetes Burden, and the Relationship Between Health Literacy and Diabetes Burden in Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”

Published:2023-12-31 Issue:3 Volume:6 Page:196-195
ISSN:2636-8315
Container-title:Geriatrik Bilimler Dergisi
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Author:

ŞENOYMAK Mustafa Can¹^ORCID,BAŞ Süleyman²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ SULTAN ABDÜLHAMİD EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİ ENDOKRİNOLOJİ VE METABOLİZMA HASTALIKLARI KLİNİĞİ

2. SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İSTANBUL SANCAKTEPE ŞEHİR PROF. DR. İLHAN VARANK SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, İÇ HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI

Abstract

We have read with great interest the research article by Gundoglu and Kılavuz, titled 'Factors Associated with Health Literacy and Diabetes Burden, and the Relationship Between Health Literacy and Diabetes Burden in Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,' published in the first issue of your journal in 2023 (1). We would like to express our appreciation to the authors and the editorial board for this insightful and informative article. In this letter, we aim to address specific points that we believe will enhance the discussion of the article.

Publisher

Geriatik Bilimler Dergisi (Journal of Geriatric Science), Geriatrik Bilimler Dernegi (Associaton ofg

Subject

Earth-Surface Processes

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