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Bridging the Culture Gap (Doctor and Patient)

Date: July 16, 2009

Author: Pauline W. Chen M.D.

QUOTE: Clinicians who are unaware of cultural influences may not only miss important medical implications for a patient but can also inadvertently exacerbate an often already tenuous therapeutic relationship.

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  • Communication
  • Control / Access / Permission
    • Cooperation / Coordination / Collaboration

• Health & Medicine
  • Doctors
  • Medical Ethics
  • Patient Rights

• Social Sciences & Groups
  • Multi-Cultural/Minority Issues

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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