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Latino Girl Case Study

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distribution (male dominance), and historical heritage tend to change slower than fashion, food, transportation, or language (Savignon, S., & Sysoyev, P. 2002).
As stated above in the case report of the three year old Latino girl, had her parents understood language or had there been an interpreter, the doctor would have been able to treat the child sooner. In those cases, however, there should have been another form of communication that would have been able to help the doctor and family of the child understand on another. Whether it would have been drawing or body language, there should have been another effective way so that the girl did not have to suffer for too long. Language, culture and communication are intertwined and necessary in

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