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Summary


An overview of the literature on Pacific cultural competence in health care including definitions of Pacific cultural competence, rationale for and benefits of cultural competence, competence measures and mechanisms, role of Pacific cultural competence in service quality and recommendations for the New Zealand health and disability sector.

Publishing information

Publication date
Citation
Ministry of Health. 2008. Pacific Cultural Competencies: A Literature Review. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
ISBN
978-0478-31702-2 (Print) , 978-0478-31703-9 (Online)
HP number
4542

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