"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.
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.To describe the views of professional medical interp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5628836?pdf=render |