Hospital Care May Get Lost in Translation

Posted on: September 7th, 2005
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Children of Spanish-speaking families may be more likely to endure hospital errors due to language barriers, a new study shows.

The study, published in Pediatrics, focuses on one pediatric hospital in the Pacific Northwest. But the issue is bigger than that, write Adam Cohen, MD, MPH, and colleagues.

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