Patient Barriers to Insulin Use in Multi-Ethnic Populations

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 202-204

  Visram, Hasina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health literacy; Immigrant; Insulin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERCEPTION; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STIGMA; WEIGHT GAIN; CANADA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIGRANT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CANADA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84878468808     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2013.02.054     Document Type: Article

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