The Role of Community Health Workers in Combating Type 2 Diabetes in the Rio Grande Valley

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-25

  Ryabov, Igor ^a   Richardson, Chad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

community health workers; Mexican Americans; self management; the Rio Grande Valley; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990365169     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131910382556     Document Type: Article

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