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

Part of the The anthropology of contemporary issues series
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Using case studies and interviews, Guo (medical anthropology, U. of Tennessee-Chattanooga) examines the responses of elderly Chinese immigrants to contemporary American medicine.

He explains that traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes self-care and the medicinal value of foods and herbs, and that the immigrants find American reactions to ailments

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Product Details
Cornell University Press
1501721712 / 9781501721717
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
06/08/2018
English
165 pages
152 x 229 mm
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