title: Vulnerable populations with diabetes mellitus.
abstract: This review of the literature on vulnerable populations with diabetes identifies trends, summarizes major findings, and recommends strategies to fill gaps in the state of the science. For the purposes of this article "vulnerable populations" refers to members of diverse racial and ethnic groups, people of low-income, and those who live in rural and medically underserved areas.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78701-1499, USA. agarcia@mail.nur.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Alexandra A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benavides-Vaello
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011203:Poverty; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012423:Rural Health; D012648:Self Care; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose