Curanderismo: Demystifying the Health Beliefs and Practices of Elderly Mexican Americans.

Applewhite, Steven Lozano

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ERIC Number: EJ514552

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Curanderismo: Demystifying the Health Beliefs and Practices of Elderly Mexican Americans.

Applewhite, Steven Lozano

Health & Social Work, v20 n4 p247-53 Nov 1995

Elderly Mexican Americans (n=25) participated in ethnographic interviews about folk healing and its influence on health care behaviors. Participants relied on modern medicine to treat serious injuries but still considered folk healing a viable alternative when modern health care was unsatisfactory or ineffective. (JBJ)

Descriptors: Adults, Ethnic Groups, Ethnography, Folk Culture, Health, Health Activities, Health Conditions, Health Needs, Health Promotion, Hispanic American Culture, Mexican Americans, Older Adults, Social Workers

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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