Native American Humor: Implications for Transcultural Care

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-65

  Dean, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING; STANDARD; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISPANIC; POPULATION RESEARCH;

COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; NURSING SERVICES; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; UNITED STATES; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0037265238     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659602238352     Document Type: Article

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