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. 2026 Jan 3.
doi: 10.1186/s12902-025-02127-4. Online ahead of print.

Parental quality of life and its influence on health-related quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional dyadic study in a multi-ethnic cohort

Jiaying Lin #  1 , Daniel Chan #  2   3   4 , Joyce St Lim  2   5 , Wilson Low  3 , Rashida Farhad Vasanwala  2   3   4
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Parental quality of life and its influence on health-related quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional dyadic study in a multi-ethnic cohort

Jiaying Lin et al. BMC Endocr Disord. .
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Keywords: Adolescents; Diabetes; HbA1c; Paediatrics; Parents; Quality of life.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: The research was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. This study was approved by the Singhealth Centralised Institutional Review Board (CIRB No. 201709-00077). Consent for publication: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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