RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cultural and clinical issues in the care of Asian patients
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 50
OP 61
VO 69
IS 1
A1 Xian Wen Jin
A1 Jacquelyn Slomka
A1 Carol E. Blixen
YR 2002
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/1/50.abstract
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.