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Barnes, L., Moss-Morris, R., & Kaufusi, M. (2004). Illness beliefs and adherence in diabetes mellitus: A comparison between Tongan and European patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1188), U743.

Bertorelli, A. M. (1990, July-August). Nutrition counseling: Meeting the needs of ethnic clients with diabetes. Diabetes Educator, 16(4), 285-286, 289.

Briscoe, V. J., & Pichert, J. W. (1999, September-October). Evaluation of a program to promote diabetes care via existing agencies in African American communities. ABNF Journal, 10(5), 111-115.

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Burden, M. (2001). Culturally sensitive care: Managing diabetes during Ramadan. British Journal of Community Nursing, 6, 581-585.

Chun, K. M., Chesla, C. A. (2004). Cultural issues in disease management for Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes. Psychology and Health, 19(6), 767-785.

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Diabetes on the web: Websites Multilinguisticos. This website was created in an attempt to help people with diabetes from throughout the world. Retrieved September 20, 2004, from http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/other-10.htm

Figueira, E. (2003). Diabetes and the pilgrimage of Hajj: Piloting of an education programme for Muslim patients with diabetes. Diabetes Today, 6, 41-42.

Georgia State University. (2004). Bilingual diabetes handouts. Retrieved September 28, 2005, from http://monarch.gsu.edu/multiculturalhealth

Green, V. (2004). Understanding different religions when caring for diabetes patients. British Journal of Nursing, 13, 658-662.

Guruge, S., Lee, R. N., & Hagey, R. (2001). When conventional diabetes care is viewed as complementary: Perspectives of a Chinese client. Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 7(2), 117-120.

Hagey, R. (2000). Cultural safety: Honoring traditional ways of life. Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 6(4), 233-236.

Hamdan, I., & Affi, F. (2004, July). Studies on the in vitro hypoglycemic activities of some medicinal plants used in treatment of diabetes in Jordanian traditional medicine. Journal of Ehtnopharmacalogy, 93(1), 117-121.

Hawthorne, K., Mello, M., & Tomlinson, S. (1993). Cultural and religious influence in diabetes care in Great Britain. Diabetic Medicine, 10, 8-12.

Hjelm, K., Bard, K., Nyberg, P., & Aplqvist, J. (2003 August). Religious and cultural distance in beliefs about health and illness in women with diabetes mellitus of different origin living in Sweden. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 40, 627-643.

Hjelm, K., Bard, K., Nyberg, P., Apelqvist, J. (2004). Swedish and Middle-Eastern-born women's beliefs about gestational diabetes. Midwifery, 21, 44-60.

Hjelm, K., Bard, K., Nyberg, P., & Apelqvist, J. (2005). Beliefs about health and diabetes in men of different ethnic origin. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50(1), 47-59.

Ikeda, J. (1999). Hmong American food practices, customs, and holidays. Chicago: American Diabetes Association.

Jaber, L. A. (2003, February). Barriers and strategies for research in Arab Americans. Diabetes Care, 26, 514-515.

Jaber, L. A., Brown, M. B., Hammad, A., Zhu, Q., & Herman, W. H. (2003). Lack of acculturation is a risk factor for diabetes in Arab immigrants in the U.S. Diabetes Care, 26(7), 2010-2014.

Jezewski, M.A., & Poss, J. (2002, December). Mexican Americans' explanatory model of type 2 diabetes. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 24, 840-58.

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Lipton, R. B., Losey, L. M., et al. (1998, January-February). Attitudes and issues in treating Latino patients with type 2 diabetes: Views of healthcare providers. Diabetes Educator, 24, 67-71.

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Overlake Hospital Medical Center,Washington. This web page is divided into different sections and contains information on topics ranging from diabetes to the ailments of the eyes and nose. Retrieved October 18, 2004, from http://www.overlakehospital.org/healthwellness/library/default.aspx

Piccinin, D., Lai, K. (2002). Process and practice of cross cultural diabetes education teaching Vietnamese and Ethiopian Patients. Retrieved August 29, 2005, from http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/clin_topics/diabetes/amhar_viet_diabetes.html

Pierce, M. & Armstrong, D. Afro-Caribbean lay beliefs about diabetes. In D. Kelleher & S. Hillier (Eds.), Researching cultural differences in health (pp. 91-102). London: Routledge.

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Ratanasuwan, T., Indharapakdi, S., Promrerk, R., Komolviphat, T., & Thanamai, Y. (2005). Health belief model about diabetes mellitus in Thailand: The culture consensus analysis. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 88, 623-631.

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Valenzuela, G. A., Mata, J. E., Mata, A. S., Gabali, C., Gaona, E., et al. (2003). Knowledge and beliefs regarding type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural Mexico. Ethnicity and Health, 8(4), 353-360.