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Enhancing Glycaemic Control and Diabetes Self-care Behaviours through a Standardised Pharmacist-led Service: Evidence from Community Pharmacies in Southeastern Serbia Cover

Enhancing Glycaemic Control and Diabetes Self-care Behaviours through a Standardised Pharmacist-led Service: Evidence from Community Pharmacies in Southeastern Serbia

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 64 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Ana Kundalić,  Aleksandar Jovanović,  Milica Lilić,  Ivana Damnjanović,  Nikola Stefanović and  Aleksandra Catić Đorđević  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2025-0026 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English
Page range: 199 - 207
Submitted on: Jul 14, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 14, 2025
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Published on: Dec 1, 2025
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus,
Pharmacist-led interventions,
Glycaemic control,
Self-care behaviour,
Standardised pharmacy services
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2025 Ana Kundalić, Aleksandar Jovanović, Milica Lilić, Ivana Damnjanović, Nikola Stefanović, Aleksandra Catić Đorđević, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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