Getting past getting by: Training culturally and linguistically competent bilingual physicians

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Cowden, John D ^a   Thompson, Darcy A ^b   Ellzey, Jennifer ^a   Artman, Michael ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CHICOS; Cl nica Hispana de Cuidados de Salud, or Hispanic Health Care Center; LEP; Limited English proficient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILINGUAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861507913     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.02.032     Document Type: Editorial

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