Incorporating Cultural Perspectives into Diabetes Self-Management Programs for East Asian Immigrants: A Mixed-Study Review

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 454-467

  Park, Chorong ^a   Nam, Soohyun ^a   Whittemore, Robin ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competency; Diabetes mellitus type 2; East Asian immigrants; Mixed study review; Self management

Indexed keywords

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRANT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924134712     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0181-5     Document Type: Article

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