Beliefs of mothers in Asian countries and among Hmong in the United States about the causes, treatments, and outcomes of acute illnesses: An integrated review of the literature

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-88

  Jintrawet, Usanee ^a,b   Harrigan, Rosanne C ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OPIATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASIA; BANGLADESH; BATH; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD EXPOSURE; COMMON COLD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HABIT; HEALTH SERVICE; HERB; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INDONESIA; MASSAGE; MATERNAL CARE; MEASLES; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; OINTMENT; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PAKISTAN; PNEUMONIA; PSYCINFO; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242543310     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01460860390197844     Document Type: Review

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