Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Mexico

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 353-360

  Valenzuela, Glenn A ^a   Mata, Joel E ^a   Mata, Adeunice S ^a   Gabali, Christine ^b   Gaona, Ernesto ^b   Thom, David ^c   Lebaron, Samuel ^a,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Intl Alliance in Serv and Educ   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Modular G   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Knowledge; Rural Mexico; Type 2 DM

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

DIABETES; HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEXICO; MONITORING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PILOT STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CAUSALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MEXICO; RURAL HEALTH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MORELOS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0346366925     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1355785032000163920     Document Type: Article

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