The Health Behavior of Sri Lankan Buddhist Nuns with Type 2 Diabetes: Duty, Devotion, and Detachment
Sri Lanka has experienced an increase in the rate of type 2 diabetes. Selfmanagement of diabetes among Sri Lanka's Buddhist nuns, who depend on food donations and limit physical activity in accord with the monastic code of conduct, presents unique challenges and has not been previously studied....
Subtitles: | The Health Behavior of Sri Lankan Buddhist Nuns with Type two Diabetes |
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Authors: | ; |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2013]
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In: |
Journal of religion and health
Year: 2013, Volume: 52, Issue: 4, Pages: 1319-1332 |
Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Sri Lanka B Self-management B Type 2 B Diabetes |
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