A successful guide in understanding Latino immigrant patients: An aid for health care professionals

Family and Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-84

  McGuire, Allison A ^a   Garcés Palacio, Isabel C ^b   Scarinci, Isabel C ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

culturally competent care; health care providers; Latino immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ALABAMA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TENNESSEE; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83155161004     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3182385d7c     Document Type: Review

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