Appropriate use of non-english-language skills in clinical care

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-146

  Regenstein, Marsha ^a   Andres, Ellie ^a   Wynia, Matthew K ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84872060044     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.116984     Document Type: Short Survey

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