Experience of hypoglycemia among insulin dependent diabetics and its impact on the family

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-296

  Rajaram, Shireen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biography; Diabetes; Discrediting; Family; Hypoglycemia; Illness; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031478413     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.ep11057161     Document Type: Article

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