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Original Articles

Supporting cross-cultural communication and culturally competent care in the linguistically and culturally diverse hospital settings of UAE

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Pages 240-255 | Received 08 Nov 2010, Accepted 23 Aug 2011, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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