Culture shock and healthcare workers in remote indigenous communities of australia: What do we know and how can we measure it

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Muecke, A ^a   Lenthall, S ^a   Lindeman, M ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cultural adaptation; Culture shock; Indigenous health; Remote health; Remote health professionals.

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79961162527     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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