Knowledge and use of ethnomedical treatments for asthma among Puerto Ricans in an urban community.

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Published in Ann Fam Med on January 18, 2011

Authors

Luis E Zayas1, Angela M Wisniewski, Renee B Cadzow, Laurene M Tumiel-Berhalter

Author Affiliations

1: College of Public Programs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA. lezayas@asu.edu

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