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. 2021 Sep;5(9):1119-1122.
doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01137-1.

Ten tips for overcoming language barriers in science

Tatsuya Amano  1   2 , Clarissa Rios Rojas  3 , Yap Boum Ii  4 , Margarita Calvo  5   6 , Biswapriya B Misra  7
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Ten tips for overcoming language barriers in science

Tatsuya Amano et al. Nat Hum Behav. 2021 Sep.
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