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Culture and language differences as a barrier to provision of quality care by the health workforce in Saudi Arabia
Khalid M. Almutairi
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (4) 425-431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.4.10133
Khalid M. Almutairi
From the Department of Community Health Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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vol. 36 no. 4 425-431
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- Received September 7, 2014
- Accepted February 2, 2015
- Published online April 1, 2015.
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- Khalid M. Almutairi, MSc, PhD⇑
- From the Department of Community Health Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Khalid M. Almutairi, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: assem21{at}hotmail.com
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