Living in health, harmony, and beauty: The Diné (navajo) hózhó wellness philosophy

Global Advances In Health and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 24-30

  Diné, Michelle Kahn John ^a   Koithan, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

American indian; Culture; H zh ; Integrative nursing; Wellness; Wellness philosophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOZHO WELLNESS PHILOSOPHY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE NURSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NAVAJO (PEOPLE); NURSING; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRADITIONAL HEALER; WELLBEING;

EID: 84984836624     PISSN: 2164957X     EISSN: 21649561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2015.044     Document Type: Article

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