Medical communication in older American Indians: Variations by ethnic identity

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Garroutte, Eva Marie ^a   Kunovich, Robert M ^b   Buchwald, Dedra ^c,d,e,f   Goldberg, Jack ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e Boston College ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Ethnic identity; Ethnic minority patients; Medical communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; VOCALIZATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 31344475674     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464805282725     Document Type: Article

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