Ensuring cultural sensitivity for Muslim patients in the Australian ICU: Considerations for care

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 193-196

  Bloomer, Melissa J ^a   Al Mutair, Abbas ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural sensitivity; Death and dying; ICU; Islam; Muslim; Terminally ill

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISLAM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ISLAM; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84888347364     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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