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Seeking primary care in Oregon : utilization of the emergency room services in a Salem hospital

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Young, Elizabeth A.

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This thesis examines how changes made to the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) in 2003 impacts those now utilizing the emergency room (ER) for primary health care. This thesis also examines how these changes impact staff members working in the ER of Salem Hospital. Through the utilization of qualitative research methods,...

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nothing less than excellence. Thank you to Dr. Melissa Cheyney who provided me with endless support and
The Indian diaspora : situating family building patterns in a migrant community

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Satra, Rupal

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The purpose of this study is to ethnographically examine traditionally prescribed notions of sons and daughters in an Indian diasporic community located on Devon Avenue in Chicago. Informed by the association between "ideal" and "actual" family building patterns, this study situates reproductive behaviors and demographic outcomes in its local context...

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also wish to thank my graduate committee members Drs. Melissa Cheyney, Chenhuei Chi, and Andrea Marks
Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

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Hanks, Melissa A.

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This research focuses on the economic and social impacts to women’s and children’s dental health after methamphetamine abuse. Family oral health status, access to professional services, health literacy and home hygienic practices are evaluated in the frameworks of critical medical anthropology, applied anthropological praxis and matrix and bio-psycho-social addiction models...

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study, to Sunil Khanna and Melissa Cheyney for the help and encouragement towards the progress of this