Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 10-20 , February 2004

A Culturally competent intervention of education and care for black women with type 2 diabetes

Presented in part at the University of North Carolina School of Nursing Center for Chronic Illness Annual Meeting Key Aspects of Chronic Illness, April 10, 1999, and at the 59th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA, June 21, 1999.

  • Gail D’Eramo Melkus, EdD, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gail D’Eramo Melkus, EdD, FAAN, Yale University School of Nursing, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT, 06536, USA
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  • Geralyn Spollett, MSN, C-ANP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Vanessa Jefferson, MSN, C-ANP

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA
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  • Deborah Chyun, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Beth Tuohy, MSN, C-ANP

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Tanisha Robinson, MSN, C-FNP

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA
    • ,
  • Anne Kaisen, MSN, C-ANP

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA

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☆ Supported by a grant from The Donaghue Foundation and from Bayer Corporation.

PII: S0897-1897(03)00108-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2003.10.009

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 10-20 , February 2004

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