An interdisciplinary view of medical pluralism among Mexican-Americans

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-234

  Kiesser, Manfred ^a   McFadden, Jevon ^a   Belliard, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedicine; Botanica; Health protection maintenance; Medical duality; Medical pluralism; Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM)

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINORITY GROUP; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEAMWORK; UNITED STATES;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745241864     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820600718055     Document Type: Article

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