The use of traditional and Western medicine among Korean American elderly

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-120

  Kim, Miyong ^a,b   Han, Hae Ra ^a   Kim, Kim B ^a   Duong, Diep N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health service utilization; Korean American elderly; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HAMBANG; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KOREA; MALE; MARYLAND; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036550620     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014509200352     Document Type: Article

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