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Language assistance for limited English proficiency patients in a public ED: determining the unmet need

BACKGROUND: Many patients who present to public Emergency Departments (EDs) have Limited English Proficiency (LEP). LEP patients have worse understanding of their conditions and high rates of ED recidivism. LEP patients are entitled to language assistance under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act....

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Autores principales: Taira, Breena R., Orue, Aristides
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6343274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30670017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3823-1