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Hammad A, Kysia R, Rabah R, Hassoun R, Connelly M. 1999. Guide to Arab culture: Health care delivery to the Arab American community. Dearborn, MI: Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services Community Health Center, Health Research Unit, 30 pp. (Research report; no. 7)

Annotation: This report is part of the cultural competency material from the Annual Oral Health Conference 2000 held in Lansing, Michigan in June, 2000. It discusses Arab immigration to the United States and especially Michigan, health and healing in the Arab Middle East, understanding Islamic socio-religious behavior, and Arab cultural issues in health care.

Keywords: Arab Americans, Cultural beliefs, Cultural sensitivity, Culturally competent services, Ethnic groups, Health care delivery, Michigan, Middle East, Muslims, Religion

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