Development and piloting of a community health worker-based intervention for the prevention of diabetes among New Zealand Maori in Te Wai o Rona: Diabetes Prevention Strategy

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1318-1325

  Simmons, D ^a   Rush, E ^b   Crook, N ^c  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c LAKES DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community; Diet; Lifestyle; Prevention; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONAL TRAINER; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URBAN AREA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PILOT PROJECTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 56049090309     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008002711     Document Type: Article

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