Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe the theoretical models that underlie the book Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness. The book's internal structure; functional structure; conceptual relationships; scope; knowledge antecedents; applications to theory, research, and practice; and areas for further development are discussed.

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Author information

Author/s: Spector, Rachel E (RE);

Affiliation: Department of Community Health, Boston College School of Nursing, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society / Transcultural Nursing Society (J Transcult Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jul; vol 13 (issue 3) : pp 197-9; discussion 200-1

Dates: Created 2002/07/12; Completed 2002/09/05; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12113150, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude to Health - ethnology
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Diversity
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Holistic Health

Holistic Health
Humans
Models, Nursing
Sick Role
Textbooks as Topic
Transcultural Nursing - education; organization & administration

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