Addressing Health Inequities for Limited English Proficiency Patients: Interpreter Use and Beyond
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Theoretical and methodological issues regarding the use of Language Technologies for patients with limited English proficiency
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-032383