Crossing the language chasm.

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Published in Health Aff (Millwood) on March 10, 2005

Authors

Cindy Brach1, Irene Fraser, Kathy Paez

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, Maryland, USA. cbrach@ahrq.gov

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