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TB & Cultural Competency: Notes from the Field

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TB & Cultural Competency: Notes from the Field

The case highlighted in this issue came from a state health department nurse who lived in the small town located on a large Great Plains Indian reservation where this case unfolded. It involved an extended family spanning 4 generations, all of whom lived in the same 3-bedroom house.

Author:

Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Audiences:

Health Educators/Communicators, Managers and Supervisors, Medical and Nursing School Students, Outreach Workers, Social Service Providers

Topic:

Cultural Competence

Country of Origin:

United States

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