title: Cross-cultural communication in the physician's office.
abstract: Physicians are increasingly called on to provide care for patients whose cultures differ from their own. I describe strategies, attitudes, and investigative methods that will enhance the experience of cross-cultural medicine for both patients and physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mull
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural / Q000379:methods; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010808:Physical Examination; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012648:Self Care; D012803:Sick Role; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis