Communication: Bridging the racial and ethnic divide in health care management

Health Care Manager

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 10-18

  Dreachslin, Janice L ^a   Sprainer, Elaine ^b   Jimpson, Gloria ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ReMed   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Health care; Management; Racial ethnic diversity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036593773     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200206000-00003     Document Type: Article

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