Assessing medical interpreters: The language and interpreting testing project

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Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-82

  Angelelli, Claudia V ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51249156921     PISSN: 13556509     EISSN: 17570409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13556509.2007.10799229     Document Type: Article

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