Ritter, Lois A.

Multicultural health / Lois A. Ritter, Nancy A. Hoffman. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2010. - xix, 405 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Introduction to multicultural health -- Cross-cultural concepts of health and illness -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Religion, rituals, and health -- Multicultural health : legal and ethical impacts -- Health promotion in diverse societies -- Hispanic and Latino American populations -- American Indians and Alaska native populations -- African Americans populations -- Asian American and Pacific Islander populations -- Caucasian American populations -- Nonethnic population : lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals; migrant farmworkers -- Closing the gap : Strategies for eliminating health disparities.

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Cross-Cultural Comparison--United States.
Delivery Of Health Care--United States.
Ethnic groups--United States.