In visible bodies: Minority women, nurses, time, and the new economy of care

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 490-508

  Spitzer, Denise L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health care reform; Nursing; Racism; Visible minority women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LABOR; MINORITY GROUP; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MINORITY GROUPS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WOMEN;

EID: 16644373373     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2004.18.4.490     Document Type: Review

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