A comparison of two measures of quality of life of nigerian clinic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

African Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Kolawole, B A ^a   Mosaku, S K ^a   Ikem, R T ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Comparison; Quality of life; Scales; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRADLEY WELL BEING QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VALIDITY; WELLBEING; WHOQOL BREF;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77949519541     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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