Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 54-59 , January 2005

Self-perceived health and self-care among diabetic subjects with defective vision: A comparison between subjects with threat of blindness and blind subjects

  • Janeth K. Leksell

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Högskolan Dalarna, Department of Health and Social Sciences, S-791 88 Falun, Sweden. Tel.: +46-23-283-84 or +46-23-77-84-81
    • Högskolan Dalarna, Department of Health and Social Sciences, S-791 88 Falun, Sweden
    • Department of Welfare and Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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  • Gun E. Sandberg

      Affiliations

    • Högskolan Dalarna, Department of Health and Social Sciences, S-791 88 Falun, Sweden
    • ,
  • Karin F. Wikblad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Welfare and Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Received 12 January 2004 ,Revised 17 March 2004 ,Accepted 7 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2004.04.002

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 54-59 , January 2005

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