A randomized-controlled, pilot intervention on diabetes prevention and healthy lifestyles in the New York City Korean community

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1030-1041

  Islam, Nadia S ^a   Zanowiak, Jennifer M ^a   Wyatt, Laura C ^a   Chun, Kay ^b   Lee, Linda ^b   Kwon, Simona C ^a   Trinh Shevrin, Chau ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York Inc (KCS)   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Community health workers; Community based participatory research; Diabetes prevention; Korean Americans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOUTH KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PILOT PROJECTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84888645851     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9711-z     Document Type: Article

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