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- Title
Patient-physician language concordance and lifestyle counseling among Spanish-speaking patients.
- Authors
Eamranond, Pracha P; Davis, Roger B; Phillips, Russell S; Wee, Christina C
- Abstract
Patient-physician language discordance is associated with worse quality of healthcare for patients with limited English proficiency. Patients with language-discordant physicians have more problems understanding medical situations. The impact of patient-physician language concordance on lifestyle counseling among Spanish-speaking patients is not known.
- Publication
Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2009, Vol 11, Issue 6, p494
- ISSN
1557-1920
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-008-9222-7