The degree of alexithymia in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its association with medical and demographic parameters

Terapevticheskii Arkhiv

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 23-27

  Nikova, I E Sapozh ^a,b   Tarlovskaya, E I ^a   Madyanov, I V ^c   Vedenskaya, T P ^b  

^a KIROV STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Kirov Regional Clinical Hospital   (Russian Federation)

^c RF Ministry of Health and Social Development   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Complications of diabetes mellitus; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84871077322     PISSN: 00403660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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