Literacy, Cultural Diversity, and Client Education

Health Care Manager

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-47

  Davidhizar, Ruth E ^a   Brownson, Kenneth ^b  

^a BETHEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b The Adult Education Resource   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee satisfaction; Recognition; Reward

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS; TEACHING MATERIALS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033181672     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-199909000-00007     Document Type: Article

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