Women’s self-perception and self-care practice: Implications for health care delivery

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 299-312

  Mendias, Elnora P ^a   Clark, Michele C ^a   Guevara, Edilma B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; TEXAS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035323046     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330120078     Document Type: Article

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