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Direct linkWatermeyer, Jennifer; Penn, Claire – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2008
South Africa is a multilingual, multicultural context that poses communication challenges to health professionals. In a clinical trial, information must be thoroughly understood by participants in order for consent to be informed. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. This pilot study aimed to identify communication successes and breakdowns…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Immunization Programs, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
