Self-management practices of Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 228-234

  Xu, Yin ^a   Pan, Wei ^b   Liu, Hong ^c  

^a Department of Healthcare Environments and Systems   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Asian Health Coalition of Illinois   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Americans; Diabetes self management; Diabetes related characteristics; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954170448     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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