Identification of linguistic barriers to diabetes knowledge and glycemic control in Chinese Americans with diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 415-416

  Hsu, William C ^a   Cheung, Sophia ^a   Ong, Emmelyn ^a   Wong, Kathy ^a   Lin, Susan ^a   Leon, Kenneth ^a   Weinger, Katie ^a   King, George L ^a  

^a JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646350782     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129054106003905     Document Type: Article

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