Impact of culture on health care

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 732-735

  Bussey Jones, Jada ^a   Genao, Inginia ^a  

^a Glenn Building ^*

Author keywords

Alternative herbal complementary medicine; Cultural competence; Culture; Interpreter services; Language

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0042922732     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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