Cultural competence in oncology: Where do we stand?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-5

  Surbone, A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RACISM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

EID: 77949325107     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp546     Document Type: Editorial

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