Guatemalans' practices for health promotion and the meaning of respect afforded them by health care providers

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-47

  Purnell, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035240510     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104365960101200106     Document Type: Article

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