Usage of Multilingual Mobile Translation Applications in Clinical Settings

• Main Authors: Albrecht, Urs-Vito (Author), Behrends, Marianne (Author), Schmeer, Regina (Author), Matthies, Herbert K (Author), von Jan, Ute (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundCommunication between patients and medical staff can be challenging if both parties have different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Specialized applications can potentially alleviate these problems and significantly contribute to an effective, improved care process when foreign languag...