Knowledge and beliefs about health promotion and preventive health care among Somali women in the United States

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 360-380

  Carroll, Jennifer ^a,c   Epstein, Ronald ^a   Fiscella, Kevin ^a   Volpe, Ellen ^a   Diaz, Katherine ^a   Omar, Sadiya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b School of Nursing ^*

^c Family Medicine Research Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOMALIA; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOMALIA; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947354963     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330601179935     Document Type: Article

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