Cultural diversity in heart failure management: Findings from the DISCOVER study (part 2)

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 50-62

  Davidson, Patricia M ^a   MacDonald, Peter ^b   Moser, Debra K ^c,f   Ang, Esther ^d   Paull, Glenn ^d   Choucair, Sam ^d   Daly, John ^a   Gholizadeh, Leila ^a   Dracup, Kathleen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Cultural diversity; DISCOVER study; Health seeking behaviours; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547595637     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2007.25.1-2.50     Document Type: Article

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