Journal Article10.1016/J.PCL.2019.02.012
Overcoming Communication Barriers in Refugee Health Care
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TL;DR: Generally accepted best practice for working with medical interpreters includes tips for before, during, and after an interpreted encounter, and potential solutions exist for ethical dilemmas and challenges commonly experienced when working with interpreters.
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About: This article is published in Pediatric Clinics of North America. The article was published on 01 Jun 2019. The article focuses on the topics: Limited English proficiency & Interpreter.
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