Pediatric cancer care can be complicated by language barriers: A case involving parents with limited Japanese proficiency

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Apr;66(4):e27563. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27563. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Authors

Kumiko Chino¹, Yuya Sasaki¹, Naoyuki Miyagawa², Bryn Meredith³, Kara-Marie Delaney⁴, Hiroaki Goto², Frances Rosario³

Affiliations

¹ Japanese National Physician Graduate Medical Education Program, United States Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Japan.
² Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
³ Department of Pediatrics, United States Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

PMID: 30478894
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27563

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Caregivers*
Child
Communication Barriers
Emigration and Immigration*
Humans
Japan
Parents