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Direct linkFaux, Nancy R. – Adult Learning, 2004
Clear communication between physicians and their patients is essential for the success of any health program or intervention. In some cases, though, doctors and patients do not speak the same language. Also, patients sometimes cannot read, or they read very little in any language, including their native tongue. Occasionally, interpreters may be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Physicians, Immigrants
