Development and Formative Evaluation of a Foot Self-Care Program for African Americans with Diabetes

Diabetes Educator

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-51

  Ledda, Mary Ann ^a,b   Walker, Elizabeth A ^b   Basch, Charles E ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 85045587601     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014572179702300105     Document Type: Article

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