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Interpreter services and effect on healthcare

A systematic review of the impact of different types of interpreters on patient outcome

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With the help of professional interpreters, better quality care for foreign language patients can be provided than with interpreting health care workers, interpreting relatives, or without interpreters.

With the help of professional interpreters, better quality care for foreign language patients can be provided than with interpreting health care workers, interpreting relatives, or without interpreters.

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