Cultural Constructions of Health and Illness:Recent Cultural Changes toward a Holistic Approach

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-227

  Engebretson, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

context of health care; cultural constructions; health and illness; holistic; multidisciplinary

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242274406     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010103254914     Document Type: Article

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