Tale of two churches: Differential impact of a church-based diabetes control programme among Pacific Islands people in New Zealand

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-128

  Simmons, D ^a   Voyle, J A ^b   Fout, F ^c   Feot, S ^c   Leakehe, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Comm Res and Evaluation Services ^*  (New Zealand)

^c Diabetes Projects Trust   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Education; Exercise; Nutrition; Obesity; Polynesians; Primary prevention; Readiness to change; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEW ZEALAND; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIGION; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 1242269807     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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