The influence of Thai culture on diabetes perceptions and management

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-251

  Sowattanangoon, Napaporn ^a   Kotchabhakdi, Naipinich ^b   Petrie, Keith J ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Buddhism; Diabetes; Management; Thai culture

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BUDDHISM; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SELF CARE; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349211165     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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