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".
Department of Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Jennifer.Mieres@nyumc.org
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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