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The language of communication

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William Edridge

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Speaking to a person in their own language provides an opportunity to place that person at their ease which is an essential requirement in medicine and makes retrieving information from that person easier.


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William Edridge, University of the Witwatersrand,

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South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2016;22(2):37. DOI:10.7196/SAJOG.2016.v22i2.1143

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Date submitted: 2016-12-08
Date published: 2016-12-12

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