Book review: M. Gregory Tweedie and Robert C. Johnson. Medical English as a Lingua Franca

Authors

  • Shawnea Sum Pok Ting Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/qhc.v1i2.132793

Keywords:

English as a Lingua Franca, interpersonal health communication, Medical English as a Lingua Franca

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Published

2022-07-06

How to Cite

Ting, S. S. P. (2022). Book review: M. Gregory Tweedie and Robert C. Johnson. Medical English as a Lingua Franca. Qualitative Health Communication, 1(2), 99–101. https://doi.org/10.7146/qhc.v1i2.132793

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022)

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Book review

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