Nutrition-related health management in a Bangladeshi community

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-134

  Grace, Clare ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladeshi; Diabetes prevention; Nutrition; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BANGLADESH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEADERSHIP; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

BANGLADESH; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ISLAM; LIFE STYLE; LONDON; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79951773934     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665110004003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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