Medical pluralism of Chinese women living in the United States

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-267

  Wade, Christine ^a   Chao, Maria T ^a   Kronenberg, Fredi ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Chinese Americans; Complementary and alternative medicine; Minority and immigrant health; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADAPTATION; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547876174     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9038-x     Document Type: Article

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