Medical interpreters seen as key to equal access to treatment

Medical interpreters seen as key to equal access to treatment

TOKYO, Japan - An expert talks about how foreign patients feel about Japan's medical system at a symposium held in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2014. (Kyodo)

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