Commentary Culture, language, and patient safety: making the link. Citation Text: Johnstone M-J, Kanitsaki O. Culture, language, and patient safety: Making the link. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006;18(5):383-8. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 27, 2006 Johnstone M-J, Kanitsaki O. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006;18(5):383-8. View more articles from the same authors. The authors discuss the importance of understanding the relationship between culture, language, and patient safety and stress that not sufficiently addressing this relationship may put minority patients at risk for adverse events. PubMed citation Available at Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Johnstone M-J, Kanitsaki O. Culture, language, and patient safety: Making the link. 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