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L-E-A-R-N Model of Cross Cultural Encounter Guidelines for Health Practitioners


  • Listen with sympathy and understanding to the patient's perception of the problem
  • Explain your perceptions of the problem
  • Acknowledge and discuss the differences and similarities
  • Recommend treatment
  • Negotiate agreement

Berlin EA. & Fowkes WC, Jr.: A teaching framework for cross-cultural health care--Application in family practice, In Cross-cultural Medicine.
West J. Med. 1983, 12: 139, 93~98

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 1. L-E-A-R-N Model Encounter Guidelines
2. Eliciting health beliefs
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