Approaches to diversity in family medicine: "I have always tried to be colour blind"

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Beagan, Brenda L ^a   Kumas Tan, Zofia ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Forrest Bldg ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ETHNICITY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTERVIEW; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NOVA SCOTIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 70349261343     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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