Communicating (birth defects) prevention information to a hmong population in Wisconsin: A study of cultural relevance

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 753-774

  Viste, Jane ^a  

^a Larimer County Department of Health and Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Animism; Cultural context; Culturally relevant; Health disparity; Hmong; Neural tube defect (NTD); Protective factors; Risk behavior prevention; Spirits

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN;

BIRTH DEFECT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNICITY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; VEGETABLE;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LAOS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34250195808     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701202577     Document Type: Review

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