Informal care and the empowerment of minority communities: Comparisons between the USA and the UK

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 139-151

  Chen Jr , Moon S ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Informal care; Minority ethnic communities

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH CARE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INFORMATION; LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033430253     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557859998100     Document Type: Article

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