Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 154-161 , November 2006

Association between impaired glucose metabolism and quality of life: Results from the Australian diabetes obesity and lifestyle study

  • Robyn J. Tapp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    • International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Central & Eastern Clinical School, Monash University, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Vic. 3004, Australia.
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  • David W. Dunstan

      Affiliations

    • International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Pat Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
    • ,
  • Andrew Tonkin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Paul Z. Zimmet

      Affiliations

    • International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Jonathan E. Shaw

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    • International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • on behalf of the AusDiab study group

Received 28 November 2005 ,Accepted 15 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.03.012

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 154-161 , November 2006

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