Language Justice: Addressing Linguistic Disparities Begins with Language Data Collection.

Am J Trop Med Hyg

Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Published: July 2023

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