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Ottawa Citizen: Lost in translation: Patients more likely to die, have serious outcomes when their physicians don't speak their preferred language
Patients treated by physicians who speak their own language are healthier and less likely to die while in hospital, according to a new study led by Ottawa researchers.
The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, showed significant differences in outcomes among frail, older patients who were treated by a physician in their own language, compared to those who were not.
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