The Desi ways: Traditional health practices of South Asian women in Canada

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 553-567

  Hilton, B Ann ^a   Grewal, Sukhdev ^b   Popatia, Neleena ^c   Bottorff, Joan L ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Clarke, Heather ^d   Venables, Lisa J ^e   Bilkhu, Sonia ^f   Sumel, Pauline ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Vancouver/Richmond Health Board   (Canada)

^c Peace Arch Hospital   (Canada)

^d Health and Nursing Policy   (Canada)

^e VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f Community Developer ^*  (Canada)

^g LANGARA COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ATTITUDE; CANADA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PAKISTAN; WOMEN;

EID: 0035453416     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330127195     Document Type: Article

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