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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Main Author: Yeung, Lis Lok Hei
Other Authors: Lim Ni Eng
Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168168
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English