Ginseng and Aspirin : Health Care Alternatives for Aging Chinese in New York /

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Navigating the maze of modern American health care is rarely easy; those who enter it are confronted with a dizzying array of specialists, practitioners, and clinics from which to choose, and are forced to make decisions regarding drugs and treatments about which they may know very little. For immig...

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Autor principal: Guo, Zibin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Transcultural medical care.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Personnes âgees issues des minorites > Sante et hygiene > Aspect social > New York (État) > New York.
Personnes âgees issues des minorites > Soins medicaux > Aspect social > New York (État) > New York.
Americains d'origine chinoise > Soins medicaux > Aspect social > New York (État) > New York.
Services transculturels de sante > New York (État) > New York.
Transcultural medical care > New York (State) > New York.
Minority older people > Medical care > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Minority older people > Health and hygiene > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York.
Chinese Americans > Medical care > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Navigating the maze of modern American health care is rarely easy; those who enter it are confronted with a dizzying array of specialists, practitioners, and clinics from which to choose, and are forced to make decisions regarding drugs and treatments about which they may know very little. For immigrants, finding their way can be difficult--especially for those to whom Western medicine is itself unfamiliar.In this engaging, accessible, and detail-rich book, Zibin Guo narrates elderly Chinese immigrants' response to contemporary American medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes self-care and the medicinal value of foods and herbs; American doctors' responses to the ailments of their Chinese patients can seem impersonal and unnecessarily interventionist. Distrust, expense, and problems of communication and interpretation often frustrate both patient and practitioner.Guo paints a picture of a population that, despite its outward appearance of homogeneity, demonstrates a surprisingly wide variety of health-care knowledge, practice, and belief. Using case materials and interviews, he analyzes the blend of folk treatments and respect for Western science that coexist in the health care regimens of these elderly Chinese immigrants.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (192 pages): 23 tables.
ISBN:9781501721717

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