Insights and Practical Strategies for Health Research Among Haitian Immigrants: Lessons Learned From the Miami-Dade Picuriste Study

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-95

  Rahill, Guitele J ^a   de La Rosa, Mario ^b   Edwards, Beverly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural adaptation of research instruments; health research; injectionists; picuristes; rekonn t; trust; U.S. Haitians

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE; IMMIGRANT; RESEARCH;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859599917     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2012.646499     Document Type: Article

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