Educating families from ethnic minorities in type 1 diabetes-experiences from a Danish intervention study

Lene Povlsen; Birthe Olsen; Steen Ladelund

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2004.10.014

Educating families from ethnic minorities in type 1 diabetes-experiences from a Danish intervention study

Lene Povlsen, Birthe Olsen, Steen Ladelund

Institut for Klinisk Medicin

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

28 Citationer (Scopus)

Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: 2005-Nov

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Patient Education and Counseling
Vol/bind	59
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	164-70
Antal sider	6
ISSN	0738-3991
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2004.10.014
Status	Udgivet - 2004

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2004.10.014

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