The Meaning of RTI in Vietnam - A Qualitative Study of Illness Representation: Collaboration or Self-Regulation?

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 773-785

  Gorbach, Pamina M ^a,d   Khanh Hoa, Dao T ^b   Eng, Eugenia ^c   Tsui, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIET NAM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PEER GROUP; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; SELF CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIETNAM;

EID: 0031310546     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819702400611     Document Type: Article

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