Personal and cultural influences on diabetes self-care behaviors among Older Hispanics born in the U.S. and Mexico

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1052-1062

  Mier, Nelda ^a   Smith, Matthew Lee ^b,c   Carrillo Zuniga, Genny ^d   Wang, Xiaohui ^e   Garza, Norma ^d   Ory, Marcia G ^c  

^a Texas A and M Health Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Texas A and M College of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Border; Diabetes; Hispanic

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84871985631     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9639-x     Document Type: Article

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