title: Culture sharing: a northern experience.
abstract: This article takes the form of a hypothetical letter written by a nurse practitioner stationed in an Inuit community to a referral physician in the "south". The author explores an authentic health-care dilemma in transcultural terms, discussing a case of incest brought to light by a patient's unsuccessful attempt at suicide. The sensitivity of the health-care professional to the cultural environment is of central importance to the provision of holistic health care.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Egan
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