Attitudes regarding tuberculosis in immigrants from the Philippines to the United States

Family Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 477-482

  Yamada, Seiji ^a   Caballero, Jeff ^b   Matsunaga, Doris Segal ^c   Agustin, Graciela ^d   Magana, Marichu ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations   (United States)

^c Kalihi Palama Health Center   (United States)

^d Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services   (United States)

^e Institute for Public Strategies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHILIPPINES; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PHILIPPINES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032725616     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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