An Exploration of Culture, Diabetes, and Nursing in the South Asian Community: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Studies

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-155

  Fleming, Elizabeth ^a   Gillibrand, Warren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

culture; diabetes; metasynthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIVIDUALITY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FOOD HABITS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; INDIVIDUALITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 63849265464     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659608330058     Document Type: Article

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