Whakawhanaungatanga: the importance of culturally meaningful connections to improve uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation by Māori with COPD – a qualitative study

William MM Levack, Bernadette Jones, Rebecca Grainger, Pauline Boland, Melanie Brown, Tristram R Ingham Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is known to improve function and quality of life for people with chronic obstructive pul...

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Main Authors: Levack WMM, Jones B, Grainger R, Bol, P, Brown M, Ingham TR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016-03-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/whakawhanaungatanga-the-importance-of-culturally-meaningful-connection-peer-reviewed-article-COPD