Diversity does not equal disparity: How cultural competence can overcome

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Beavers, Frederick P ^a   Satiani, Bhagwan ^b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DIVERSITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINORITY GROUP; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77949544967     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.12.066     Document Type: Article

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