RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Physician cultural competence: Cross-cultural communication improves care JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 289 OP 303 VO 70 IS 4 A1 Anita D. Misra-Hebert YR 2003 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/4/289.abstract AB Cross-cultural communication is a skill worth learning. For the busy clinician, using this skill during the patient encounter will enhance the quality of care by improving the doctor-patient relationship, and will perhaps even increase the efficiency of the encounter.