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Study of Leininger's transcultural care theory

The authors make a short review of the development of Transcultural Nursing, present several major concepts and definitions as well as some major assumptions of this theory. Some considerations are made on the "Sunrise" Theoretical Conceptual Model of Transcultural Care Diversity and Universality, developed and used by Leininger since 1965 to the present.

Theory of nursing; Transcultural nursing


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