The maternal and child healthcare needs of new immigrants in Taipei

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-320

  Chen, Mei Ju ^c   Tang, Chao Hsiun ^a,b   Jeng, Huey Mei ^b   Chiu, Allen Wen Hsiang ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Taipei City Nurses' Association   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Healthcare needs; Immigrants; Transcultural competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; VIET NAM;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHINA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; VIETNAM; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65849471824     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387318.50880.b5     Document Type: Article

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