Assessing cultural perspectives on healthcare quality

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-182

  Bagchi, Ann D ^a   Af Ursin, Raquel ^a   Leonard, Alicia ^a  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

CAHPS ; Cultural competency; Quality; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860570884     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9403-z     Document Type: Review

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