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The authors of this case study point out that more and more people live in a multicultural environment today, which means that many health practitioners have to interact with people from different cultures.
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Alizadeh, S., Chavan, M. (2015). Communication Competence in Health Care: The Case of the Cross-Cultural Caregivers. In: Christopher, E. (eds) International Management and Intercultural Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-47991-4_3
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