How older Vietnamese Australian women manage their medicines

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-419

  O'Callaghan, Cathy ^a   Quine, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian; Elderly; Health; Health literacy; Medication; Vietnamese; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG THERAPY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIGRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIET NAM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; AUSTRALIA; DRUG THERAPY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF ADMINISTRATION; VIETNAM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35148886609     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-007-9045-3     Document Type: Article

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