Clinical and life quality differences between Mexican American diabetic patients at a free clinic and a hospital-affiliated clinic in Texas

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-158

  García, Alexandra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory clinics; Diabetes mellitus; Mexican Americans; Quality of life; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEXAS;

EID: 39449097033     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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