Providing culturally sensitive care to Egyptians with cancer

Cancer Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 212-215

  Ali, Nagia S ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer care; culture; Egyptians

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY;

EGYPT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; ISLAM; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030035408     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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