Indigenization of illness support groups in Haiti

Human Organization

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-139

  Coreil, Jeannine ^a   Mayard, Gladys ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Hopital Sainte Croix   (Haïti)

Author keywords

Haiti; Indigenization; Lymphatic filariasis; Support groups; Women

Indexed keywords

SELF HELP; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

EID: 33745492391     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: 00187259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.65.2.993xg1y6fu2l89r8     Document Type: Article

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