'Platicas y Merienda'. Reaching Spanish-speaking patients in an oncology setting

Cancer Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 199-203

  Miano, Linda Y ^a,b   Rojas, Maria S ^a   Trujillo, Marisela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Box 103 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; culture; group support; Hispanics; Spanish speaking

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030016454     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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