Health-seeking patterns among Chinese immigrant patients enrolled in the directly observed therapy program in New York City

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1355-1359

  Ho, Ming Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health care seeking behavior; Immigrants; New York City; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 10044257856     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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