Diabetes: Christian Worldview, Medical Distrust and Self-Management

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1157-1172

  Newlin Lew, Kelley ^a   Arbauh, Nancy ^b   Banach, Paul ^a   Melkus, Gail ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Christian; Churches; Diabetes; Medical distrust; Self management

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHRISTIANITY; CLERGY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRUST;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHRISTIANITY; CLERGY; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SELF CARE; TRUST;

EID: 84939968808     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0022-9     Document Type: Article

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