title: The hazards of using a child as an interpreter.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Manchester, England, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kroll
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000855:Anorexia / Q000523:psychology*; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D003144:Communication Barriers; D004739:England; D005192:Family Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D012801:Sibling Relations; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology