Determining adult type 2 diabetes-related health care needs in an indigenous population from rural Guatemala: A mixed-methods preliminary study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Chary, Anita ^a   Greiner, Miranda ^a   Bowers, Cody ^a   Rohloff, Peter ^a  

^a WUQU' KAWOQ MAYA HEALTH ALLIANCE   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Guatemala; Indigenous health; Non communicable disease; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET THERAPY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871373825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-476     Document Type: Article

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