Interpreters' experiences of general practitioner-patient encounters

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-163

  Fatahi, Nabi ^a,c   Mattsson, Bengt ^a   Hasanpoor, Jasaf ^b   Skott, Carola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross cultural communication; Culture; Doctor patient consultation; Interpreter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SWEDEN; TRANSLATING;

EID: 25844435826     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430510018509     Document Type: Article

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