Impact of interpreters' approach on Latinas' use of amniocentesis

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 599-612

  Preloran, H Mabel ^a   Browner, C H ^a   Lieber, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis decisions; Cross cultural communication; Medical interpretation; U.S. Latinos

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AMNIOCENTESIS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; TRANSLATING;

EID: 26444516477     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198105278745     Document Type: Article

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