The role of social support in the self-management of diabetes mellitus among a Hispanic population

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 215-222

  Gleeson Kreig, JoAnn ^a,c   Bernal, Henrietta ^a   Woolley, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hispanic; Latino; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036580753     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0737-1209.2002.19310.x     Document Type: Article

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