Understanding medical interpreters: Reconceptualizing bilingual health communication

Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-186

  Hsieh, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MULTILINGUALISM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATING;

EID: 33750115571     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc2002_9     Document Type: Article

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