Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition

Elana Curtis; Rhys Jones; David Tipene‐Leach; Curtis Walker; Belinda Loring; Sarah‐Jane Paine; Papaarangi Reid

doi:10.1186/s12939-019-1082-3

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Cultural safetyAotearoaCultural competenceHealth careHealth equityPublic relationsCultural diversityNursingHealth policyMedicineSociologyPublic healthPolitical sciencePedagogyLaw

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Pages: 174-174
Citations: 1004
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                                    Elana Curtis, 
                                
                                    Rhys Jones, 
                                
                                    David Tipene‐Leach
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition. 
                            International Journal for Equity in Health
                            , 18
                            (1)
                            , 174-174.
                            https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1082-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-1082-3