Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences in relation to immigrant patients: A questionnaire study at a Danish hospital

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-295

  Michaelsen, Jette J ^a   Krasnik, Allan ^a   Nielsen, Anette S ^a   Norredam, Marie ^a   Torres, Ana Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

attitudes; communication; Denmark; ethnic minorities; health professionals; immigrants; knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMIGRATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENMARK; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 12744263404     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940310022223     Document Type: Article

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