The family education diabetes series: Improving health in an urban-dwelling American Indian community

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1524-1534

  Mendenhall, Tai Justin ^a   Seal, Kirsten Lind ^a   Greencrow, Betty Ann ^b   Littlewalker, Kathleen Nannette ^b   Brownowl, Steven Alfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Saint Paul Area Council of Churches   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people, North America; community based programs; diabetes; health care disparities; illness and disease, chronic; obesity overweight; participatory action research (PAR); research, action; social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867032843     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312457469     Document Type: Article

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