The crossroads of culture and health among the Roma (Gypsies)

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-91

  Vivian, Carrie ^a   Dundes, Lauren ^a  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural communication; Customs; Diversity; Gypsies; Roma

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; GIPSY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FAMILY; GYPSIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LIFE STYLE; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942642360     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2004.04018.x     Document Type: Review

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