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This chapter contains a case study of an elderly Chinese patient in the emergency department. Pearls and pitfalls in caring for patients with language barriers and non-Western medicine beliefs are discussed.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA

    Simiao Li

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Michael Gisondi

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  1. Office for Diversity and Equity and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sheryl Heron

  3. Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. Office for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Michelle Strickland

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Li, S., Gisondi, M. (2019). Asian Patient. In: Martin, M.L., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Strickland, M. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_11

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_11

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