Overcoming social and cultural barriers to care for patients with diabetes

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 138-144

  Humphry, Joseph ^a,b   Jameson, Lolani M ^a   Beckham, Sheila ^a  

^a Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030747194     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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