Recognizing Abuse in Culturally Diverse Clients

Health Care Manager

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 10-20

  Davidhizar, Ruth ^a   Dowd, Steven ^b   Giger, Joyce Newman ^b  

^a BETHEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Culture; Recognizing abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032437123     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-199812000-00004     Document Type: Article

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