Transcultural communication and ethnic comparisons in the experience of services

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 514, 2005, Pages 339-340

  Free, Caroline ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGRO; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CARE; VIET NAM;

COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 17844379495     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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