Counseling Spanish-speaking patients: Atlanta pharmacists' cultural sensitivity, use of language-assistance services, and attitudes

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 366-374

  Muzyk, Andrew J ^a   Muzyk, Tara L ^b   Barnett, Candace W ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Counseling; Cultural sensitivity; Language assistance services; Spanish speaking patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COUNSELING; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2942711735     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/154434504323064002     Document Type: Article

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