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Editorial

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2020)

Healing starts with understanding: Addressing language barriers in patient care through medical student interpreters

DOI
https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v18i1.159
Submitted
April 8, 2020
Published
2020-08-12

Abstract

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