Psychological Acculturation: A Concept Analysis With Implications for Nursing Practice

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-133

  al Omari, Hasan ^a   Pallikkathayil, Leonie ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; assimilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ACCULTURATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING;

EID: 40849120682     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659607313072     Document Type: Article

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