The impact of language barriers on the health care of latinos in the United States: A review of the literature and guidelines for practice

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 80-96

  Timmins, Caraway L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; HISPANIC; REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036010147     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-9523(02)00218-0     Document Type: Article

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