Implementation of diversity in healthcare practices: Barriers and opportunities

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Celik, Halime ^a   Abma, Tineke A ^a   Widdershoven, Guy A ^a   van Wijmen, Frans C B ^a   Klinge, Ineke ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diversity; Healthcare; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 40049102959     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.11.021     Document Type: Article

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