Delivering culturally sensitive care: The perceptions of older Arabian Gulf Arabs concerning religion, health, and disease

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 773-787

  Ypinazar, Valmae Anne ^a   Margolis, Stephen Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arabs; Elderly; Health beliefs; Islam; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOSLEM; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; ARABS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 33744912813     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732306288469     Document Type: Article

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