The diabetes experiences of Aboriginal people living in a rural Canadian community

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 242-246

  Barton, Sylvia S ^a   Anderson, Nancy ^b,c   Thommasen, Harvey V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Bella Coola Medical Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consultation; Cultural awareness; Participation; Respect

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEWS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 23744515590     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2005.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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