A comparison of the health-related quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, with a diabetes group and a nondiabetes group from the general population

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-189

  Ribu, Lis ^a   Hanestad, Berit Rokne ^b   Moum, Torbjorn ^c   Birkeland, Kåre ^d,e   Rustoen, Tone ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Diabetes Research Center   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic foot ulcers; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE; SEX; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NORWAY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33846152913     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-0031-y     Document Type: Article

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