Language support for linguistic minority chronic hepatitis B/C patients: an exploratory study of availability and clinicians’ perceptions of language barriers in six European countries

Language support for linguistic minority chronic hepatitis B/C patients: an exploratory study of availability and clinicians’ perceptions of language barriers in six European countries

Abstract Background Language support for linguistic minorities can improve patient safety, clinical outcomes and the quality of health care. Most chronic hepatitis B/C infections in Europe are detected among people born in endemic countries mostly in Africa, Asia and Central/Eastern Europe, groups t...

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Main Authors: Abby M. Falla, Irene K. Veldhuijzen, Amena A. Ahmad, Miriam Levi, Jan Hendrik Richardus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Chronic viral hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Translating
Migrants
Linguistic minorities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2095-5

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