The botánica as a culturally appropriate health care option for Latinos

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 537-546

  Gomez Beloz, Alfredo ^a   Chavez, Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035155431     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10755530152639765     Document Type: Article

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