Lost in Translation
Journal Title: Emergency Medicine – Open Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
As anesthesiologists, in whatever part of the world we live in, it is very common to be exposed to different cultures and languages. In some hospitals it happens on a daily basis, in others seldom, but the challenge of dealing with the “other” remains.
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Francesco Vetri
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