The perceived role of Islam in immigrant Muslim medical practice within the USA: An exploratory qualitative study

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 365-369

  Padela, Aasim I ^a   Shanawani, H ^b   Greenlaw, J ^a   Hamid, H ^c   Aktas, M ^a   Chin, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55449120246     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.021345     Document Type: Article

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