Self-care practices and hispanic women with diabetes

Contemporary Issues of Care

Volumn 9780203051658, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-200

  Lopez, Olivia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hispanic women; Self care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917475809     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v14n0l_09     Document Type: Chapter

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