Why is cultural safety essential in health care?

Medicine and Law

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 699-707

  Richardson, Sandra ^a   Williams, Tracey ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cultural safety; New Zealand; Nursing; Power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL SAFETY; CULTURAL VALUE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING CARE; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 38849083287     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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