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The author who learned Spanish living in California and working as a busboy in a Mexican restaurant contends that the key to learning Spanish is self-confidence. He has taught Spanish classes to health care professionals and here presents a self-teaching book providing basic vocabulary and phrases for communicating with Spanish-speaking patients and their families. The second edition contains more verbs, new words and more phrases, a healthcare bilingual dictionary and pronunciation guide. Accessible to the disciplined novice, but previous experience in foreign language study would be an asset. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Updated with a new verb list, more vocabulary, more key phrases, and expanded exercise sections, this book offers English-speaking doctors, nurses, and medical assistants some basic Spanish vocabulary to help them deal with Hispanic patients who speak little or no English. The book starts with pronunciation tips and offers advice on listening comprehension with special focus on words and phrases that are likely to be used in a medical setting. True-to-life dialogues recreate situations involving pregnancy, broken bones, pediatric care, heart and lung diseases, geriatric care, communicable diseases, drug problems, medical treatment of crime victims, and more.
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