Arranging and negotiating the use of informal interpreters in general practice consultations: Experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in the west of Ireland

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-214

  MacFarlane, Anne ^a   Dzebisova, Zhanna ^a   Karapish, Dmitri ^a   Kovacevic, Bosiljka ^a   Ogbebor, Florence ^a   Okonkwo, Ekaterina ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; General practice; Informal interpreters; Ireland; Language barriers; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ASYLUM SEEKER; LANGUAGE; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; REFUGEE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REFUGEE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFUGEES; RUSSIA; SERBIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649385773     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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