Determinants of the quality of life among diabetic subjects in Kerala, India

Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-179

  Varghese, Ron Thomas ^a   Salini, Rekha ^a   Abraham, Pradeep ^a   Reeshma, K K ^a   Vijayakumar, K ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Determinants; Indian diabetics; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GENDER; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJECTION PAIN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINARY URGENCY;

EID: 34547516975     PISSN: 18714021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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