PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Xian Wen Jin
AU  - Jacquelyn Slomka
AU  - Carol E. Blixen
TI  - Cultural and clinical issues in the care of Asian patients
DP  - 2002 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 50--61
VI  - 69
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/1/50.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/1/50.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2002 Jan 01; 69
AB  - Special problems of Asian patients have considerable impact on diagnosis and treatment, and the number of persons of Asian ancestry seen in primary care in the United States is increasing. Knowledge of how to provide optimal care despite language barriers, low socioeconomic status, different health beliefs and practices, and medical issues unique to this heterogeneous group is crucial to competent health care.