Satisfaction with methods of Spanish interpretation in an ambulatory care clinic

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 547-550

  Kuo, David ^a,b   Fagan, Mark J ^a,b  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication barriers; Hispanic Americans; Interpretation; Language; Outpatient clinics; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RHODE ISLAND; SEX FACTORS; TRANSLATING;

EID: 0032824107     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.07258.x     Document Type: Article

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