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Research: SUNG, Mount Sinai Scho
Listed in Issue 65
Abstract
SUNG, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA examines the sources of shortcomings in the treatment of Asian American patients.
Background
Asian [Americans] frequently receive suboptimal medical care .
Methodology
Results
Conclusion
The author suggests that the way out of such spirals lies in seeking a more adequate understanding of the patient's beliefs and their behavioural consequences .
References
Sung CL. Asian patients' distrust of western medical care: one perspective. The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York 66 (4): 259-61. Sep 1999.