Beliefs about health and diabetes in men of different ethnic origin

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-59

  Hjelm, Katarina G ^a,b   Bard, Karin ^b   Nyberg, Per ^a   Apelqvist, Jan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care seeking behaviour; Diabetes mellitus; Health beliefs; Men's health; Migrants; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARAB; ASIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SELF CARE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SWEDEN; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADULT; AGED; ARABIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SWEDEN; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 15944398309     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03348.x     Document Type: Review

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