Childrearing practices and child health among the Hmong in Australia: Implications for health services

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 817-836

  Liamputtong, Pranee ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBEARING; CULTURAL TRADITION; HEALTH SERVICES; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD REARING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD REARING; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAOS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036417558     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1092/TTLQ-YC48-GTVQ-3DJH     Document Type: Article

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