Culturally competent patient–provider communication in the management of cancer: An integrative literature review

Global Health Action

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Brown, Ottilia ^a   Ham Baloyi, Wilma ten ^b   Aldous, Colleen ^a   Marais, Leonard Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b RM) van   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cancer; cultural competence; culture; oncology; patient provider communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032639184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v9.33208     Document Type: Review

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