Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to limited-English-proficient patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 468-474

  Jacobs, Elizabeth A ^a   Lauderdale, Diane S ^b   Meltzer, David ^b   Shorey, Jeanette M ^c   Levinson, Wendy ^b   Thisted, Ronald A ^b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication barriers; Ethnic groups; Health service delivery; Interpreter services; Language

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PORTUGAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSLATING;

EID: 0035724141     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016007468.x     Document Type: Article

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