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Case Reports
. 1995 Aug;88(8):474P-475P.

The hazards of using a child as an interpreter

B Jacobs  1 , L Kroll, J Green, T J David
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The hazards of using a child as an interpreter

B Jacobs et al. J R Soc Med. 1995 Aug.

Abstract

When a language barrier prevents communication with immigrant parents, there may be a temptation to use a bilingual child as an interpreter. We report a possible hazard.

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