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Language differences as an access barrier for Xhosa speaking patients at a children's hospital in Cape Town

The research documented in this thesis was conducted between November 2002 and March 2003. Rationale for the study. A problem faces many health professionals - that of communication between ourselves and patients who may differ from us in terms of the language spoken, educational level, medical know...

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Main Author: Levin, Michael
Other Authors: Motala, Cas
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Language:English
Published: Division of Paediatric Medicine 2024
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description The research documented in this thesis was conducted between November 2002 and March 2003. Rationale for the study. A problem faces many health professionals - that of communication between ourselves and patients who may differ from us in terms of the language spoken, educational level, medical knowledge, models of illnesses, socio-economic status, race and power.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/40106 Language differences as an access barrier for Xhosa speaking patients at a children's hospital in Cape Town Levin, Michael Motala, Cas Medicine The research documented in this thesis was conducted between November 2002 and March 2003. Rationale for the study. A problem faces many health professionals - that of communication between ourselves and patients who may differ from us in terms of the language spoken, educational level, medical knowledge, models of illnesses, socio-economic status, race and power. 2024-07-02T09:28:07Z 2024-07-02T09:28:07Z 2004 2024-07-01T08:49:02Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40106 eng application/pdf Division of Paediatric Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences
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Levin, Michael
Language differences as an access barrier for Xhosa speaking patients at a children's hospital in Cape Town
thesis_degree_str Master's
title Language differences as an access barrier for Xhosa speaking patients at a children's hospital in Cape Town
title_full Language differences as an access barrier for Xhosa speaking patients at a children's hospital in Cape Town
title_fullStr Language differences as an access barrier for Xhosa speaking patients at a children's hospital in Cape Town
title_full_unstemmed Language differences as an access barrier for Xhosa speaking patients at a children's hospital in Cape Town
title_short Language differences as an access barrier for Xhosa speaking patients at a children's hospital in Cape Town
title_sort language differences as an access barrier for xhosa speaking patients at a children s hospital in cape town
topic Medicine
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