Doing My Best: Poverty and Self-Care Among Individuals With Schizophrenia and Diabetes Mellitus

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-60

  El Mallakh, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CARE;

EID: 33846400770     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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