title: Cross cultural tensions. It is challenging to communicate.
abstract: A cross cultural environment emphasises the challenges for communication between doctor and patient. The following stories share our thoughts and experience. They aim to illustrate issues and provoke reflection.
authors.affiliation: Bagot Community Clinic, Darwin.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tait
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D044469:Racial Groups