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. 2022 May 1;275(5):e671-e672.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005217. Epub 2021 Sep 15.

Speaking the Same Language: Improving Language-concordant Care in Surgery

Andres M Ruiz  1   2 , Benjamin G Allar  2   3 , Alicia Fernandez  4 , David W Bates  5 , Gezzer Ortega  2
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Speaking the Same Language: Improving Language-concordant Care in Surgery

Andres M Ruiz et al. Ann Surg. .
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Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: D.W.B. reports grants and personal fees from EarlySense, personal fees from CDI Negev, equity from Valera-Health, equity from Clew, equity from MDClone, personal fees and equity from AESOP, and grants from IBM Watson Health, outside the submitted work. The authors report no conflicts of interest or sources of funding that could influence the work reported in this article.

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