Self-management of type 2 diabetes among African Americans in the Arkansas delta: A strengths perspective in social-cultural context

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 161-178

  Bhattacharya, Gauri ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Arkansas Delta; Diabetes mellitus; Intervention; Self management; Social cultural context; Strengths perspective

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ARKANSAS; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84860457295     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0035     Document Type: Article

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