Health, religion, and meaning: A culture-centered study of druze women

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 845-858

  Yehya, Nadine A ^a   Dutta, Mohan J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Communication and health; Complementary methods; Culture; Grounded theory; Healing; Health; Middle East; Minorities; Older people; Quality of life; Religion; Spirituality; Trust; Womens health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEBANON; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; RELIGION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRUST; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; ARABS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEBANON; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; RELIGION; TRUST; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77951896550     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310362400     Document Type: Article

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