Cultural competence in the practice of patient-family-centered geriatric oncology

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 45-47

  Surbone, Antonella ^a   Baider, Lea ^b   Kagawa Singer, Marjorie ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; CULTURAL VALUE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77957900971     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2010.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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