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Education and Practice

Emergency Communications with Limited-English-Proficiency Populations

Hendrika Meischke Department of Health Services (HM, DC) and Department of Medicine (SB, TR, ME), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.Correspondence[email protected]
, PhD, MPH,
Devora Chavez Department of Health Services (HM, DC) and Department of Medicine (SB, TR, ME), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
, MPH,
Steve Bradley Department of Health Services (HM, DC) and Department of Medicine (SB, TR, ME), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
, MD,
Tom Rea Department of Health Services (HM, DC) and Department of Medicine (SB, TR, ME), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
, MD, MPH &
Mickey Eisenberg Department of Health Services (HM, DC) and Department of Medicine (SB, TR, ME), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
, MD, PhD
Pages 265-271 | Received 29 Jan 2009, Accepted 16 Sep 2009, Published online: 22 Jan 2010

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