Language barriers pose a risk for California HMO enrollees.

Policy Brief UCLA Cent Health Policy Res

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, UCLA School of Public Health, 10960 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1550, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA.

Published: May 2006

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