The refugee context and the role of interpreters

Working with Interpreters in Mental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 198-218

  Tribe, Rachel ^a   Morrissey, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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