Diabetes in children and adolescents from ethnic minorities: Barriers to education, treatment and good metabolic control

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 576-582

  Povlsen, Lene ^a,b   Olsen, Birthe ^a   Ladelund, Steen ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barriers to education; Children; Ethnic minorities; Immigrants; Nursing; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KETOACIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOTHER; PARENT; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20444451115     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03443.x     Document Type: Article

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