Cultural and linguistic competency assessment

Nurse Leader

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 24-30

  Benavente, Viola G ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MINORITY GROUP; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9744248671     PISSN: 15414612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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