Spiritual practices in self-management of diabetes in African Americans

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-237

  Casarez, Rebecca L Polzer ^a   Engebretson, Joan C ^a   Ostwald, Sharon K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; diabetes; spiritual practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 77954351478     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181e903c6     Document Type: Article

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