Effect of a bicultural community health worker on completion of diabetes education in a hispanic population

Diabetes Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 254-257

  Corkery, Eileen ^a   Palmer, Carmen ^a   Foley, Mary E ^a   Schechter, Clyde B ^a   Frisher, Leah ^a   Roman, Sheila H ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 0031029343     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.20.3.254     Document Type: Article

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