The interdisciplinary approach to culturally tailored medical care: "Social networking" for decreasing risk: Comment on "The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial" and "Trial of family and friend support for weight loss in African American adults".
Mieres
Jennifer H
JH
Department of Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Jennifer.Mieres@nyumc.org
Phillips
Lawrence M
LM
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019090:Case Management; D003153:Community Health Services; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005190:Family; D033062:Friends; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015995:Prevalence; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015431:Weight Loss