The interdisciplinary approach to culturally tailored medical care: "Social networking" for decreasing risk

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 1804-1805

  Mieres, Jennifer H ^a   Phillips, Lawrence M ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; COGNITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL CARE; NOTE; NURSING CARE; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY; FRIENDS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; OBESITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREVALENCE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 70350488690     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.356     Document Type: Note

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