Health-seeking behaviors and social change: The experience of the Hong Kong Chinese elderly

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 731-750

  Holroyd, Eleanor ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHIES; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036635475     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10432302012006002     Document Type: Article

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