Concepts of Illness Among the Swahili of Lamu, Kenya

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 218-222

  Gearhart, Rebecca ^a   Abdulrehman, Munib Said ^b  

^a ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

concepts of illness; East Africa; ethnography; holistic health; international educational experiences; Kenyan; Swahili; transcultural health

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; KENYA; RELIGION;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; KENYA; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84907175985     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: 15527832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659613515713     Document Type: Article

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