Therapists' Experiences of Working with Language Interpreters

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 6-31

  Raval, Hitesh ^a   Smith, Jonathan A ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY COUNSELING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0344827243     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2003.11449582     Document Type: Article

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