A study on the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Southern India

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Social Health and Diabetes 2016; 04(01): 045-047
DOI: 10.4103/2321-0656.176579

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Authors

Varun Gosain

Department of General Medicine, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Balagangadharanatha Nagara, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka, India
Chythra R Rao

¹Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

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