Caring for Patients from Different Cultures
University of Pennsylvania Press eBooksPublished 1 January 2008
Geri-Ann Galanti
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This edition includes more than sixty new cases with an expanded appendix, introduces a new chapter on improving adherence, and updates the concluding chapter with examples of changes various hospitals have made to accommodate cultural differences.
Abstract
Today's health care professional serves a multicultural population and must understand how cultural misunderstandings can result in inferior medical care and health care disparities. The fourth edition of this classic work provides over 250 case studies illustrating what can go wrong, as well as what culturally competent clinicians can do right.
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38 Citations2000Nadereh Pourat, James Lubben +2 more
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