Herbs, prayer, and insulin: Use of medical and alternative treatments by a group of Mexican American diabetes patients

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 216-223

  Hunt, Linda M ^a   Arar, Nedal Hamdi ^b,c   Akana, Laurie L ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c Centro del Barrio Clinic   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Diabetes mellitus; Herbs; Mexican Americans; Noninsulin dependent; Patient acceptance of health care

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; INSULIN; NOPAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERB; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MENTAL HEALING; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TEXAS;

EID: 0343628014     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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