Geographical Access and the Substitution of Traditional Healing for Biomedical Services in 2 American Indian Tribes

Objectives: American Indians who live in rural reservation communities face substantial geographic barriers to care that may limit their use of health services and contribute to their well-documented health disparities. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of geographical access to ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical care 2012-10, Vol.50 (10), p.877-884
Hauptverfasser:	Fortney, John C., Kaufman, Carol E., Pollio, David E., Beals, Janette, Edlund, Carrie, Novins, Douglas K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Cross-Sectional Studies Female Folk medicine Geographic information systems Healers Healing Health care access Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Health services utilization Health Status Humans Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data Male Medicine, Traditional - utilization Mental Health Middle Aged Native Americans Native North Americans Physical health Poverty Rural areas Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Sex Factors Topographical elevation Travel Treaty lands Trip length United States United States Indian Health Service - statistics & numerical data United States Indian Health Service - utilization Young Adult
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