Challenges in language services: Identifying and responding to patients' needs

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 476-481

  Regenstein, Marsha ^a   Mead, Holly ^a   Muessig, Kathryn E ^b   Huang, Jennifer ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Interpreter services; Language barriers; Language services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COMMUNICATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LANGUAGE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSLATING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449532481     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9157-z     Document Type: Article

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