Acculturation and healthy lifestyle among Latinos with diabetes

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-137

  Mainous III, Arch G ^a,b   Diaz, Vanessa A ^a   Geesey, Mark E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Culture; Diabetes mellitus; Diet; Exercise; Health behavior; Immigrants; Latinos; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; POVERTY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149128770     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.814     Document Type: Article

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