The hazards of using a child as an interpreter.
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.
Jacobs
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Department of Child Health, University of Manchester, England, UK.
Kroll
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Green
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David
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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