Conversations through barriers of language and interpretation

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 335-339

  McCarthy, Jane ^a   Cassidy, Irene ^a   Graham, Margaret M ^a   Tuohy, Dympna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Culture; Interpreters; Ireland; Language; Nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876533096     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2013.22.6.335     Document Type: Article

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