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The Echo in the Room

Barriers to Health Care for Immigrants and Refugees in North Carolina and Interpreter Solutions

Cynthia Mejia
North Carolina Medical Journal March 2019, 80 (2) 104-106; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.80.2.104
Cynthia Mejia
training coordinator, University of North Carolina Greensboro Center for New North Carolinians, Greensboro, North Carolina
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