Developing culturally appropriate Medicare education materials.
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چکیده
Cultural differences are some of the most subtle, yet critical, factors affecting how people with Medicare understand their benefits, rights and choices. This brief explores the lessons we have learned from an effort to develop and test Medicare education materials suitable for audiences of varying cultural backgrounds.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Issue brief
دوره 2 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001