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Generational Conflicts Among Vietnamese Americans In The Health Care Decision Making Process, Georgie D. Nguyen
Generational Conflicts Among Vietnamese Americans In The Health Care Decision Making Process, Georgie D. Nguyen
Journal of Health Ethics
In the U.S. there are approximately 1.3 million Vietnamese Americans. This group faced multiple problems after their immigration to the U.S. after the Fall of Saigon. While some easily acculturated within this group, others such as the older generation suffered difficulty doing so. The purpose of this article is to address concerns regarding the health care decision making process among the Vietnamese community and its importance to helping health care providers understand why there is a high mortality rate within this group.