An empirical study on family and healthcare professionals as interpreters for limited English proficient patients (LEPPs): role of interpreters and societal challenges of medical translation in the context of Singapore
Background: A significant proportion of elderly in Singapore are individuals with limited English proficiency. This poses a problem in medical consultation as most medical personnel in Singapore are trained in English. To solve this problem, ad hoc interpreters are tasked to bridge the language gap....
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Nanyang Technological University
2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168168 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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