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Health Care Quality Perceptions among Foreign-Born Latinos and the Importance of Speaking the Same Language

Hector M. González, William A. Vega and Wassim Tarraf
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2010, 23 (6) 745-752; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.090264
Hector M. González
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William A. Vega
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Wassim Tarraf
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