Take a guess! Do doctors speak in low register or high register? Should the medical interpreter alter the register during translation to make sure the patient understands? Or, should they pause and ask the doctor to restate the information at a lower register? VJ Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine. Tweet to us: @palliator
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