The interpreter as cultural educator of residents: Improving communication for Latino parents

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1145-1150

  Wu, Ann Chen ^a,d,e   Leventhal, John M ^a   Ortiz, Jacqueline ^b,c   Gonzalez, Ernesto E ^a   Forsyth, Brian ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHER; TRAINING;

EID: 33750800835     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.11.1145     Document Type: Article

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