Glucose control in Korean immigrants with type 2 diabetes

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-363

  Choi, Sarah ^a   Rankin, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease management; Family; Immigrant; Korean Americans; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 61849142914     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945908328472     Document Type: Article

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