Use of alternative folk medicine by Mexican American women

Journal of Immigrant Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-31

  Lopez, Rebecca A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative folk medicine; Health; Latinas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL STATUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 14944367960     PISSN: 10964045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-005-1387-8     Document Type: Article

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