African-American Muslim women and health care

Women and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 81-96

  Rajaram, Shireen S ^a,b   Rashidi, Anahita ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Methodist RYoung Mental Hlth Hosp   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Beliefs; Community; Culture; Health professionals; Islam; Muslims; Religion; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MOSLEM;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISLAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0037713488     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v37n03_06     Document Type: Article

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