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Grant Number:	5M01RR000036-361248
Project Title:	SOCIOCULTURAL AND FAMILY FACTORS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN DIABETIC YOUTH

PI Information:	Name	Email	Title
	AUSLANDER, WENDY F.	wendyaus@gwbmail.wustl.edu	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK

Abstract: This exploratory study will identify the societal and subcultural factors and their relationships to adherence and metabolic control among African American youth with IDDM. Secondly, it will compare the sociocultural and family predictors of adherence and control among white youth with IDDM as a reference group.

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Thesaurus Terms:
African American, adolescence (12-20), caucasian American, culture, family structure /dynamics, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, middle childhood (6-11), racial /ethnic difference, socioenvironment, therapy compliance
behavioral medicine, disease /disorder prevention /control, patient care management, social behavior
clinical research, human subject

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Fiscal Year:	1996
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ICD:	NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES
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