Social disadvantage, family composition, and diabetes mellitus: Prevalence and outcome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 427-430

  Baumer, J H ^a   Hunt, L P ^b   Shield, J P H ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Family structure; Social deprivation

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031732165     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.79.5.427     Document Type: Article

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