Narrowing the cultural divide in diabetes mellitus care: A focus on improving cultural competency to better serve hispanic/latino populations

Insulin

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-76

  Campos, Carlos ^a  

^a Education Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural competency; diabetes mellitus; health literacy; Hispanic Latino; minority

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FAMILY; FATALITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745492706     PISSN: 15570843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1557-0843(06)80013-8     Document Type: Article

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