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Language barriers and understanding of hospital discharge instructions.
Karliner LS, Auerbach A, Nápoles A, Schillinger D, Nickleach D, Pérez-Stable EJ. Med Care. 2012;50:283-289.

Although patients with limited English proficiency had worse understanding of their hospital discharge instructions compared with patients fluent in English, comprehension of discharge instructions was poor among all patients regardless of language ability.
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