Attitudes and perceptions of hispanic patients and health care providers in the treatment of hispanic patients: A review of the literature

Hispanic Health Care International

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 64-72

  Mayo, Rachel M ^a   Sherrill, Windsor Westbrook ^a   Sundareswaran, Preetha ^a   Crew, Linda ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturally competent care; Hispanic; Perceptions; Provider bias

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65449144159     PISSN: 15404153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/154041507780978905     Document Type: Review

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