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Editorial
. 2023 Oct;38(13):3051-3052.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08299-w. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

Language Matters: on the Inclusion of a Patient's Preferred Language in the One-Liner

William J Tate #  1 , Sourik Beltrán #  2 , Sherri-Ann M Burnett-Bowie  3
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Language Matters: on the Inclusion of a Patient's Preferred Language in the One-Liner

William J Tate et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Oct.
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