Lost in translation? Pediatric preventive care and language barriers

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-157

  Flores, Glenn ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERPRETER SERVICE; INTUBATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL CARE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33344473815     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.11.029     Document Type: Editorial

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