Aggregation of Asian-American subgroups masks meaningful differences in health and health risks among Asian ethnicities: an electronic health record based cohort study
Asian Indian Culture: Influences and Implications for Health Care The Molina Institute for Cultural Competency Sonia Gordon, MS, NP, Martha Bernadett, MD, Dennis Evans, BA, Natasha Bernadett Shapiro, BA, Urmila Patel, MD Asian Indians, who also refer to themselves as East Indians or Indo-Americans, are mostly South-Asian Indians from the present-day Republic of India; they are also from the areas that are now Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.1 A large group with a voluminous history and culture, this article is an introduction to the culture and the implications for health care of this population.