Interpreting the risks of diabetic renal disease: Perspectives of those most at risk

Psychology and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-50

  White, Mathew ^a   Riazi, Afsane ^b   Eiser, Christine ^a   Hammersley, Suzanne ^c   Eiser, J Richard ^a   MacLeod, Kenneth ^c   Tooke, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Nephropathy; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036004455     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440290001511     Document Type: Article

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