Culture, health, and inequalities: New paradigms, new practice imperatives

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-148

  Lynam, M Judith ^a   Loock, Christine ^a   Scott, Lorine ^b   Khan, Koushambhi Basu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical inquiry; Culture and health; Social determinants of health; Social pediatrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249124622     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987108088639     Document Type: Review

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