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“It’s the difference between life and death”: The views of professional medical interpreters on their role in the delivery of safe care to patients with limited English proficiency

BACKGROUND: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience poorer quality care and more adverse events in hospital. Consequently, there is interest in understanding the role of professional medical interpreters in efforts to improve patient safety. OBJECTIVE: To describe the views of pro...

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Autores principales: Wu, Margaret Siyu, Rawal, Shail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28982158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185659