Hogans in Hospitals: Navajo Patients Want the Best of Both Worlds.

Hardeen, George

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ERIC Number: EJ486847

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Hogans in Hospitals: Navajo Patients Want the Best of Both Worlds.

Hardeen, George

Tribal College, v5 n3 p20-21,23-24 Win 1994

Discusses the integration of traditional American Indian healing techniques with Western medical practices at an Indian Health Services Hospital in the Navajo Nation. Suggests that caregivers must cooperate to ensure that patients get the best care possible. Describes personal experiences and approaches of Navajo caregivers. (MAB)

Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Folk Culture, Hospitals, Interpersonal Relationship, Medical Services, Patients, Physician Patient Relationship, Physicians, Therapeutic Environment, Traditionalism

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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