Self-reported cultural competence of public health nurses in a Southeastern U.S. Public Health Department: Populations at risk across the lifespan: Case report

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-57

  Starr, Sharon ^a   Wallace, Debra C ^b  

^a Gaston College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Health disparities; Public health nursing education; Public health nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849165022     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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