Improving the provision of language services at an academic medical center: Ensuring high-quality health communication for limited-english-proficient patients

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1693-1697

  Standiford, Connie J ^a   Nolan, Elizabeth ^b   Harris, Michelle ^b   Bernstein, Steven J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MICHIGAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 73449108493     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181bf4659     Document Type: Article

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