Understanding social forces involved in diabetes outcomes: A systems science approach to quality-of-life research

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 959-969

  Lounsbury, David W ^a   Hirsch, Gary B ^b   Vega, Chawntel ^a   Schwartz, Carolyn E ^c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Creator of Learning Environments   (United States)

^c DeltaQuest Foundation Inc   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive reserve; Health; Health disparities; Policy; Psychosocial; Quality of life; System science

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; SYSTEMS THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SYSTEMS THEORY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84896921497     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0532-4     Document Type: Review

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