Predictors of use of traditional Korean healers among elderly Koreans in Los Angeles

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 711-719

  Pourat, Nadereh ^a   Lubben, James ^b   Wallace, Steven P ^a   Moon, Ailee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly Koreans; Health care use; Social networks; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STOMACH PAIN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033381361     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.6.711     Document Type: Article

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