Perceptions of coronary heart disease risk in African American women with type 2 diabetes: A qualitative study

Diabetes Educator

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 766-773

  McKenzie, Carolyn ^a   Skelly, Anne H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78649361615     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: 15546063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145721710374652     Document Type: Article

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