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Ethnicity, health, and primary care / edited by Joe Kai.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford medical publicationsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.Description: xv, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780198515739 (pbk.) :
  • 0198515731
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.17308693 KAI
LOC classification:
  • RA485
Contents:
Section 1: Ethnic diversity in context:- 1. Ethnic diversity in social context--2. Ethnic diversity in health and disease--3. Toward quality in health care for a diverse society--Section 11: Developing effective health care:- 4. Patient profiling in primary care--5. Improving access to health care--6. Effective cross-cultural communication--7. Interpreting and translation--8. Working with link workers and advocates--9. Health promotion and screening--10. Learning to respond to diversity--Section 111: Clinical care in practice:-11. Coronary heart disease--12. Diabetes--13. Hypertension and stroke--14. Mental health--15. Care of older people--16. Children and young families--17. Sexual health--18. Cancer and palliative care--19. Haemoglobin disorders--20. Care of refugees and asylumm seekers.
Summary: This text is intended as a broad, but concise and practical introduction to ethnicity and health care for a wide range of health professionals. Chapters have been written to enable both busy practitioners and students to grasp the essentials quickly and easily.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.17308693 KAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200066
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.17308693 KAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200067

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Ethnic diversity in context:- 1. Ethnic diversity in social context--2. Ethnic diversity in health and disease--3. Toward quality in health care for a diverse society--Section 11: Developing effective health care:- 4. Patient profiling in primary care--5. Improving access to health care--6. Effective cross-cultural communication--7. Interpreting and translation--8. Working with link workers and advocates--9. Health promotion and screening--10. Learning to respond to diversity--Section 111: Clinical care in practice:-11. Coronary heart disease--12. Diabetes--13. Hypertension and stroke--14. Mental health--15. Care of older people--16. Children and young families--17. Sexual health--18. Cancer and palliative care--19. Haemoglobin disorders--20. Care of refugees and asylumm seekers.

This text is intended as a broad, but concise and practical introduction to ethnicity and health care for a wide range of health professionals. Chapters have been written to enable both busy practitioners and students to grasp the essentials quickly and easily.

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