Living with Sugar: Socioeconomic Status and Cultural Beliefs About Type 2 Diabetes Among Afro-Caribbean Women

In the U.S., individuals of Afro-Caribbean and Latino descent are two to three times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. Caribbean and Latin America migrants, particularly minority women bear a disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes and its risk factors. The purpose...

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Main Author: Smith, Chrystal A.S
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/22
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=etd