Importance of cultural sensitivity in therapeutic transactions: Considerations for healthcare providers

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-248

  Ayonrinde, Oyedeji ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AWARENESS; BIODIVERSITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPATHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MOBILIZATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVACY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SKILL; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 0037256030     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200311040-00004     Document Type: Review

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