Trained Medical Interpreters in the Emergency Department: Effects on Services, Subsequent Charges, and Follow-up
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Vol. 4 (4) , 171-176
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1020125425820
Abstract
The study was conducted to investigate the impact of an Interpreter Service on intensity of Emergency Department (ED) services, utilization, and charges. This study describes the effects of language...Keywords
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