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Use of Alternative Folk Medicine by Mexican American Women

Author: Rebecca A. Lopez
Date Published: 2005


This study of 70 Mexican-American women explored their knowledge of and use of alternative Mexican folk medical practitioners in their own health maintenance. Results provided some evidence that, even among highly assimilated Mexican American women, there persist traditional indigenous beliefs and practices.

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