Explanatory models of health and disease among south Asian immigrants in Chicago

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 385-394

  Tirodkar, Manasi A ^a   Baker, David W ^b   Makoul, Gregory T ^b,c   Khurana, Neerja ^b   Paracha, Muhammad W ^b   Kandula, Namratha R ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Asian Human Services Family Health Center Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Concepts of disease; Concepts of health; Immigrant health; South Asians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; CHICAGO; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960126388     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9304-1     Document Type: Article

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