Errors in medical interpretation and their potential clinical consequences in pediatric encounters

Pediatrics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-14

  Flores, Glenn ^a   Laws, M Barton ^a   Mayo, Sandra J ^a   Zuckerman, Barry ^a   Abreu, Milagros ^a   Medina, Leonardo ^a   Hardt, Eric J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children; Hispanic Americans; Interpreters; Language; Medical errors; Pediatrics; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037225224     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.111.1.6     Document Type: Article

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