Language access services for latinos with limited english proficiency: Lessons learned from Hablamos Juntos

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 350-355

  Wu, Shinyi ^a   Ridgely, M Susan ^a   Escarce, José J ^a,b   Morales, Leo S ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Delivery of health care; Health policy; Health services accessibility; Language services; Spanish

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CREDENTIALING; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FOUNDATIONS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRANSLATING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35448974194     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0323-0     Document Type: Review

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