Bilingual health communicators:role delineation issues
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Bilingual health communicators: role delineation issues.
Managers of health care services are seeking new opportunities to improve communication with clients who have limited English proficiency. An increase in bilingual health staff and the frequent use of their language skills in patient encounters provides opportunities but also brings with it confusion surrounding the role of interpreters and bilingual health staff. Secondary analysis of transcri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Health Review
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0156-5788
DOI: 10.1071/ah000104