The impact of culture on the patient-surgeon relationship

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 520-530

  Ells, Carolyn ^a   Caniano, Donna A ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGERY;

EID: 0036790950     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01244-9     Document Type: Article

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