Health care seeking behavior of Korean women with lymphedema

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 149-159

  Cho, Myoung Ok ^a  

^a Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biocultural approach; Explanatory model; Health behavior; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPIRICISM; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MEDICINE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; KOREA; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SICK ROLE; WOMEN;

EID: 2942670056     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2004.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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