Depression and subjective quality of life among outpatients with diabetes mellitus at a teaching hospital in Nigeria

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-183

  James, Bawo O ^a   Morakinyo, Olufemi ^b   Eze, George O ^a   Lawani, Ambrose O ^a   Omoaregba, Joyce O ^a  

^a Federal Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Depression; Diabetes; Nigerians; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78751486034     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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