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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus in BotswanaFootnoteFootnote

Godfrey Mutashambara RwegereraFaculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Botswana, BotswanaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Botswana,Botswana;Department of Medicine, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Medicine, Princess Marina Hospital,Gaborone, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Thato MoshomoScottish Livingstone Hospital, Molepolole, BotswanaScottish Livingstone Hospital,Molepolole, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marea GaenamongDepartment of Accident and Emergency, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Accident and Emergency, Princess Marina Hospital,Gaborone, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Taibat Aderonke OyewoDepartment of Medicine, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Medicine, Princess Marina Hospital,Gaborone, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sivasomnath GollakotaDepartment of Medicine, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Medicine, Princess Marina Hospital,Gaborone, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yordanka Piña RiveraFaculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Botswana, BotswanaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Botswana,Botswana;Department of Medicine, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Medicine, Princess Marina Hospital,Gaborone, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anthony Masaka Botho University, Gaborone, BotswanaBotho University, Gaborone, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian Godman Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge,Stockholm, Sweden;Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United KingdomStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde,Glasgow, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Meshack ShimwelaAmana Municipal Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaAmana Municipal Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam,TanzaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dereje HabteManagement Sciences for Health (MSH), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaManagement Sciences for Health (MSH),Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 111-118 | Received 25 Apr 2017, Accepted 20 May 2017, Published online: 17 May 2019

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