Re-visioning cultural competence in community health services in Victoria

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-235

  Renzaho, Andre ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIGRANT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARDS; VICTORIA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; VICTORIA;

EID: 56849101725     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080223     Document Type: Article

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