Language barriers and understanding of hospital discharge instructions

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 283-289

  Karliner, Leah S ^a   Auerbach, Andrew ^b   Nápoles, Anna ^a   Schillinger, Dean ^c   Nickleach, Dana ^a   Pérez Stable, Eliseo J ^a  

^a Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations   (United States)

^b Division of Hospital Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital discharge; interpretation; patient doctor communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858674123     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318249c949     Document Type: Article

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