"You Cannot Cure It, Just Control It": Jamaican Adolescents Living With Diabetes.
Although adolescence is considered a difficult time for diabetes management, there is little published qualitative research on adolescent Jamaicans with diabetes. This study investigates the experiences of Jamaican adolescents living with diabetes to determine how their needs can be addressed. Ninet...
| Publicado en: | Comprehensive Child & Adolescent Nursing Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 109 - 124 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2019
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