Migrants and health: A cultural dilemma

Clinical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-231

  Eshiett, Michael U A ^a   Parry, Eldryd H O ^b  

^a Whelley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Tropical Health and Education Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Communication; Culture; Discrimination; Epilepsy; Health promotion; Migrant; Obesity; Race; Stigma

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; IMMIGRANT; MIGRATION; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038730699     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.3-3-229     Document Type: Review

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