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Treating childhood asthma in Singapore: when West meets East

Treating childhood asthma in Singapore: when West meets East
Treating childhood asthma in Singapore: when West meets East
Though Western medicines and ideas about asthma have become popular in many Asian nations, local beliefs about treatment prevail. The multiracial society of Singapore shows a variety of beliefs about causes of asthma attacks (for example, the balance of yin and yang) and types of treatment - herbal remedies, inhaled versus eaten medicines, the influence of Ramadan. Many of the cultural practices mentioned are probably preserved among south east Asian minorities residing in the United Kingdom. Eastern treatments typically take a holistic approach to asthma and do not ignore the psychosomatic component of the disorder.
0959-8138
1282-1284
Connett, G.J.
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Lee, B.W.
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Connett, G.J.
55d5676c-90d8-46bf-a508-62eded276516
Lee, B.W.
643a0988-a441-4752-a190-e1e392c98738

Connett, G.J. and Lee, B.W. (1994) Treating childhood asthma in Singapore: when West meets East. BMJ, 308 (6939), 1282-1284. (doi:10.1136/bmj.308.6939.1282).

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Though Western medicines and ideas about asthma have become popular in many Asian nations, local beliefs about treatment prevail. The multiracial society of Singapore shows a variety of beliefs about causes of asthma attacks (for example, the balance of yin and yang) and types of treatment - herbal remedies, inhaled versus eaten medicines, the influence of Ramadan. Many of the cultural practices mentioned are probably preserved among south east Asian minorities residing in the United Kingdom. Eastern treatments typically take a holistic approach to asthma and do not ignore the psychosomatic component of the disorder.

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Published date: 14 May 1994

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Local EPrints ID: 420684
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/420684
DOI: doi:10.1136/bmj.308.6939.1282
ISSN: 0959-8138
PURE UUID: 46c1eb26-9ed3-46d3-b46a-e3a7c708db92
ORCID for G.J. Connett: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-3239

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Date deposited: 11 May 2018 16:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 02:03

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Author: G.J. Connett ORCID iD
Author: B.W. Lee

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