Health-related quality of life and help seeking among American Indians with diabetes and hypertension

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 709-718

  Jiang, Luohua ^a   Beals, Janette ^a   Whitesell, Nancy R ^a   Roubideaux, Yvette ^b   Manson, Spero M ^a  

^a Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Diabetes; Help seeking; HRQoL; Hypertension; SF36

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650729404     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9495-x     Document Type: Article

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