Patient safety, professionalization, and reimbursement as primary drivers for national medical interpreter certification in the United States

Translation and Interpreting

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-142

  Arocha, Izabel S ^a   Joyce, Linda ^b  

^a International Medical Interpreters Association   (United States)

^b National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Healthcare interpreting; Interpreter certification; Medical interpreting; National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877246569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18369324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12807/ti.105201.2013.a07     Document Type: Review

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