Shared language is essential: Communication in a multiethnic obstetric care setting

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1171-1186

  Binder, Pauline ^a   Borné, Yan ^b   Johnsdotter, Sara ^c   Essén, Birgitta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOMALIA; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOMALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870301802     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.665421     Document Type: Article

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