Researching cultural differences in health / edited by David Kelleher and Sheila Hillier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kelleher, David, 1935-

Hillier, S. M. (Sheila M.), 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transcultural medical care--Great Britain.

Transcultural medical care.

Minorities--Medical care--Great Britain.

Minorities.

Minorities--Health and hygiene--Great Britain.

Health attitudes--Great Britain.

Health attitudes.

Health behavior--Great Britain.

Health behavior.

Minority Groups.

Minorities--Health and hygiene.

Minorities--Medical care.

United Kingdom.

Delivery of Health Care.

Attitude to Health.

Health Behavior.

Great Britain.

Medical Subjects:

Minority Groups.

United Kingdom.

Delivery of Health Care.

Attitude to Health.

Health Behavior.

Physical Description:

viii, 244 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, [1996]

Summary:

There are concerns about the poor health and prevalence of chronic illness among a number of ethnic minority populations. There are also debates about how best to improve the situation. For some, the answer is to see their experiences as part of the general social class inequality in health. However recent evidence questions the extent to which social class can explain the variations in health which ethnic minorities experience. "Researching Cultural Differences in Health offers a range of accounts of how people in ethnic minority groups perceive and manage their illness. Some of the chapters focus on Bangladeshi, and other South Asian groups, as well as Afro-Caribbeans and Irish people. The illnesses discusses include diabetes, hypertension, sickle-cell disorder, mental illness and coronary heart disease. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

041511182X

0415111838

OCLC:

33361558