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Beliefs Of Translators About Medical Spanish Pamphlets, Margaret Coulter
Beliefs Of Translators About Medical Spanish Pamphlets, Margaret Coulter
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This paper addresses the beliefs of professional Spanish medical translators regarding the use of dialect variation in medical Spanish translation and the resulting effects on the level of healthcare attained by Spanish speaking patients in the United States. The health gap between English-speaking and non-English patients is explored as it relates to inadequate translation of medical information and instructions leading to poorer health outcomes and higher readmission rates among Spanish speakers.