Language barriers and qualitative nursing research: Methodological considerations

International Nursing Review

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-273

  Squires, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross Language Research; Ethics; International Research; Interpreters; Language Barriers; Methods; Nurses; Qualitative Research; Translators

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; TRANSLATING;

EID: 50249162042     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00652.x     Document Type: Review

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