Language barriers restricting access to health care for Indigenous populations
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Understanding barriers to health care: a review of disparities in health care services among indigenous populations.
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.109-5613