A model for a culture-sensitive assessment of patients in health care settings

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-62

  Panos, Angelea Journot ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Intermountain Health Care ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cultured; Health care; Immigrant; Medical care; Multicultural; Refugee; Social work

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HEALING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP;

ACCULTURATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033837056     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v31n01_04     Document Type: Article

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