Considering culture in physician' patient communication during colorectal cancer screening

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 778-789

  Ge, Gao ^a   Burke, Nancy ^b   Somkin, Carol P ^c   Pasick, Rena ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Culture; Doctor patient; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUST;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 65649126001     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309335269     Document Type: Article

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