Effective written communication for patients with limited english proficiency

Chest

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1688-1690

  Oshimi, Takayuki ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care translation; Limited English proficiency; Multilingual communication; Writing

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 36348956053     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-1602     Document Type: Article

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