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Title: A controlled study of psychosocial factors in young people with diabetes in the United arab emirates
Author: Eapen V, Mabrouk AA, Sabri S, Bin-Othman S.
Abstract:
Psychosocial factors were studied in 30 young people with diabetes and 30 control subjects in the UAE. Patients perceived themselves more negatively than their parents on several domains. Also, they had lower scores in the areas of physical appearance
Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Nov;1084:325-8.