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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018

1 online resource (193 pages)

ISBN 9781501721717 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9780801437571

The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues

Print version: Guo, Zibin Ginseng and Aspirin Ithaca : Cornell University Press,c2018 ISBN 9780801437571

Cover -- Ginseng and Aspirin -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1. Elderly Chinese Immigrants in Flushing -- 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. Chinese Americans in the United States-A Population of Diversity -- 3. The Research Site -- 4. Fieldwork in Flushing -- PART II. Health Care Concepts and Resources -- 5. Aging, Migration, and Health -- 6. Traditional Chinese Medicine -- 7. Health Care in Modern China and Taiwan -- 8. Health Care Resources in Flushing -- PART III. Aging and Health among the Chinese Elderly -- 9. Concepts of Aging -- 10. Big and Small Problems -- 11. Self-Care and Home Remedies -- 12. Health Care Decisions -- 13. Using the U.S. Health Care System -- 14. Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Navigating the maze of modern American health care is rarely easy; those who enter it are confronted with a dizzying array of specialists, practitioners, and clinics from which to choose, and are forced to make decisions regarding drugs and treatments..

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