Gender, Illness-Related Diabetes Social Support, and Glycemic Control among Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1081-1088

  Mondesir, Favel L ^a   White, Kellee ^b   Liese, Angela D ^b   McLain, Alexander C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Glycemic control; Illness related diabetes social support

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGED; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84994558714     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv061     Document Type: Article

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