Difficulties describing feelings to others still predicts glycaemic control up to 24 months later in children with type 1 diabetes

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 207-210

  Housiaux, M ^a   Luminet, O ^a,b   Dorchy, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^c HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ALEXITHYMIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFICULTY DESCRIBING FEELINGS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; MALE; PARAMETERS; PARENT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; METABOLISM; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84954341908     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: 18781780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2015.12.003     Document Type: Letter

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