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Research Article

Factors affecting quality of mental health care to people speaking a language other than English in Sydney

Kwok Cho Tang, Paul Cammell, Margaret Tobin, Sam Choucair, Ted Quan, Lucy Chen Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of Sydney; Multicultural Health Unit, South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service; Mental Health Service, South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, Australia
Pages 87-97 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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