Health care interpreters: A physiotherapy perspective

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-165

  Lee, Teresa S ^a   Lansbury, Gwenda ^a   Sullivan, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Culture; English; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LAW SUIT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; TRUST; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 24644448416     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(05)70022-2     Document Type: Article

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