The search for articles was carried out on MEDLINE (ISI), PsycINFO (CSA), PubMed, Emerald Fulltext (Emerald), Web of Science (ISI) SCIRUS, academic journals and GOOGLE. Keywords used in the search were understanding, memory, comprehension, information design and comprehension, CALD, cross cultural communication, culturally sensitive, doctor patient relationship, ethnicity, migrant, cross cultural, culturally sensitive, ethnic minority, ethnic difference, understanding, comprehension, health and pathology.