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Original Research

To fast or not to fast during the month of Ramadan? A comprehensive survey on religious beliefs and practices among Moroccan diabetic patients

Eisa Al-Balhan1 Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Hicham Khabbache2 Faculty of Literature and Humanistic Studies, Sais, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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Abdelhadi Laaziz2 Faculty of Literature and Humanistic Studies, Sais, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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Ali Watfa3 Faculty of Education, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Abdelkader Mhamdi4 Department of Sociology, Sais, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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Giovanni Del Puente5 DINOGMI, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, [email protected]
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Nicola Luigi Bragazzi5 DINOGMI, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, [email protected];6 UNESCO Chair “Health Anthropology, Biosphere and Healing Systems”, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, [email protected];7 Gestalt Study Center (CSTG), Milano, Italy, [email protected];8 Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Postgraduate School of Public Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 633-640 | Published online: 16 Oct 2018

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