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Chapter 21 - Ethnic Minorities

from Section 2 - Clinical Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2018

By
Waquas Waheed  and
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Edited by
Linda Gask ,
Tony Kendrick ,
Robert Peveler  and
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Linda Gask
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Tony Kendrick
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Robert Peveler
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Affiliation:
Keele University
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Primary Care Mental Health , pp. 300 - 310
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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Further Reading and E-resources

Health Education England e-learning for cultural competence: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/cultural-competence/

US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, www.thinkculturalhealth.org

Bhugra, D, Bhui, K (2001) Cross-Cultural Psychiatry: A Practical Guide. Arnold.Google Scholar

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