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Medical Management of Asthma and Folk Medicine in a Hispanic Community

Author: David J. Bearison
Date Published: 2002


This study's objective is to describe beliefs about asthma and asthma treatment in a Hispanic (Dominican-American) community to determine how alternative belief systems affect compliance with medical regimens. It concluded that mothers' reliance on home remedies for asthma prevention leads to a high rate of noncompliance with prescribed regimens.

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