Adapting models of chronic care to provide effective diabetes care for refugees

Clinical Diabetes

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 90-95

  Heerman, William J ^a   Wills, Morgan J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EXERCISE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REFUGEE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 80051496153     PISSN: 08918929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaclin.29.3.90     Document Type: Article

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