Health of Gullah families in South Carolina with type 2 diabetes: Diabetes self-management analysis from project suGar

Diabetes Educator

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-123

  Johnson Spruill, Ida ^a,f   Hammond, Pamela ^b   Davis, Bertha ^c   McGee, Zina ^d   Louden, Delroy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b School of Nursing   (United States)

^c Lincoln University ^*  (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LISW   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETIC DIET; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; SOUTH CAROLINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049091795     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: 15546063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145721708327535     Document Type: Article

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