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....

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Subtitles:The Health Behavior of Sri Lankan Buddhist Nuns with Type two Diabetes
Authors: Wijesinghe, Sunny (Author) ; Mendelson, Cindy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2013]
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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