Health perceptions and self-care response to illness among users of medical and alternative health services in St Andrew, Jamaica

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 78-81

  Williams, S K P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Mona Rehabilitation Centre   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE;

EID: 0030229023     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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