Abstract
This study investigated ethnic differences in diabetes-specific knowledge, illness perceptions, self-management, and metabolic control among black-African, black-Caribbean, and white-British populations with type 2 diabetes. The study also examined associations between demographic/disease characteristics and diabetes-specific knowledge, illness perceptions, self-management, and metabolic control in each of the three ethnic groups.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 617-628 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | International Journal of General Medicine |
| Volume | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- type 2 diabetes
- ethnic groups
Documents and Links
- Abubakari, A-R. et al (2013) Ethnic differences and socio-demographic predictors of illness perceptions, self-management, and metabolic control of type 2 diabetes
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