Knowledge and reported use of antibiotics amongst immigrant ethnic groups in New Zealand

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Norris, Pauline ^a   Ng, Lye Funn ^a   Kershaw, Victoria ^a   Hanna, Fady ^a   Wong, Angela ^a   Talekar, Meghna ^a   Oh, Jin ^a   Azer, Maryam ^a   Cheong, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Ethnicity; Immigrant; Lay understanding

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EGYPT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EGYPT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649236354     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9224-5     Document Type: Article

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