TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural barriers to effective medical care among Hispanic-American patients.
AU - Ruiz, P.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - In attempting to successfully diagnose and treat people from different cultural dimensions, medical practitioners must supplement theoretical concepts with knowledge about the patients' cultural heritage. In this chapter, the author discusses relevant cultural factors related to the medical management of Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexican Americans residing in the United States.
AB - In attempting to successfully diagnose and treat people from different cultural dimensions, medical practitioners must supplement theoretical concepts with knowledge about the patients' cultural heritage. In this chapter, the author discusses relevant cultural factors related to the medical management of Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexican Americans residing in the United States.
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U2 - 10.1146/annurev.me.36.020185.000431
DO - 10.1146/annurev.me.36.020185.000431
M3 - Article
C2 - 3994328
AN - SCOPUS:0021973770
VL - 36
SP - 63
EP - 71
JO - Annual Review of Medicine
JF - Annual Review of Medicine
SN - 0066-4219
ER -