Muslim person's experiences of diabetes during Ramadan: Information for health professionals

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-47

  Peterson, Sarah ^a   Nayda, Robyn J ^a   Hill, Pauline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Muslim; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SYMBOLISM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; NARRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84865548107     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2012.41.1.41     Document Type: Article

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