Health-related quality of life is associated with diabetic complications, but not with short-term diabetic control in primary care

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 276-286

  Quah, Joanne H M ^a   Luo, Nan ^b   Ng, Wai Yee ^b   How, Choon How ^a   Tay, Ee Guan ^a  

^a SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Haemoglobin A Glycosylated; Health surveys; Primary health care; Quality of life; Singapore

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES CONTROL; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EQ 5D; EXERCISE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; STROKE;

EID: 79960129426     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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