Cultural Relativism and Cultural Diversity: Implications for Nursing Practice

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-11

  Baker, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cultural sensitivity; Cultural values; Culture; Female genital mutilation

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FRANCE; HUMAN; NURSING THEORY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

AFRICA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSING THEORY; SOCIAL VALUES; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 0031228569     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-199709000-00003     Document Type: Article

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