The clinical encounter as local moral world: Shifts of assumptions and transformation in relational context

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1238-1246

  Katz, Arlene M ^a,b   Alegría, Margarita ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assumptions; Clinical encounter; Cross cultural care; Disparities; Ethnic minorities; Local moral world; Mental health; Surprise; USA

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; MORALITY;

ADULT; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549160893     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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