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The interpreter as cultural educator of residents: improving communication for Latino parents.

TitleThe interpreter as cultural educator of residents: improving communication for Latino parents.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsWu, Ann Chen, John M. Leventhal, Jacqueline Ortiz, Ernesto E. Gonzalez, and Brian Forsyth
JournalArchives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
Volume160
Issue11
Pagination1145-50
Date Published2006 Nov
ISSN1072-4710
KeywordsAcculturation, Child, Child, Preschool, Communication Barriers, Connecticut, Female, Hispanic Americans, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Internship and Residency, Intervention Studies, Language, Latin America, Male, Patient Education as Topic, Patient Satisfaction, Professional-Patient Relations
AbstractTo determine whether augmentation of the Spanish interpreter's role to include cultural education of residents can improve the satisfaction of Latino patients.
Alternate JournalArch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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