Impact of chronic diseases on the health-related quality of life of South Africans [4]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 937-

  Westaway, Margaret S ^a,b   Maluka, Constance S ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 11344276535     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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