Zimbabwean diabetics' beliefs about health and illness: An interview study

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Hjelm, Katarina ^a   Mufunda, Esther ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUNISHMENT; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WELLBEING; WITCHCRAFT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 77952005035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-7     Document Type: Article

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