Navigating Language Barriers under Difficult Circumstances
- 19 August 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 149 (4) , 264-269
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-149-4-200808190-00008
Abstract
Physicians often find themselves caring for patients with limited English proficiency in settings with limited language services. Schenker and associates describe 4 factors that should inform the d... The proportion of the U.S. population with limited English proficiency is growing. Physicians often find themselves caring for patients with limited English proficiency in settings with limited lan...Keywords
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