A pilot study of self-management in African Americans with common chronic conditions

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 611-616

  Rucker Whitaker, Cheryl ^a,b   Basu, Sanjib ^a   Kravitz, Glenda ^a   Bushnell, Marlease K ^a   Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^a  

^a Department of Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Chronic disease; Community; Pilot study; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36349015983     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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