Enhancing cultural competence in palliative care: Perspective of an elderly Chinese community in Calgary

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-139

  Feser, Loreen ^a   Bon Bernard, Carrie ^a  

^a Peter Lougheed Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CANADA; CHINESE; COMMUNITY; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUTHANASIA; FEAR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0141463936     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970301900211     Document Type: Review

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