A patient perspective in research on intercultural caring in maternity care: A meta-ethnography

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Wikberg, Anita ^a   Bondas, Terese ^b,c  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caring; Intercultural; Maternity care; Meta ethnography; Meta synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051533607     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v5i1.4648     Document Type: Article

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