Google Translates Doctor’s Orders into Spanish and Chinese with Few Significant Errors
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This article is archived and only made available for historical reference. If you’d like to discover UCSF’s most recent advances in research, education and patient care, please visit the UCSF News Center. Research February 25, 2019 Archive: Google Translates Doctor’s Orders into Spanish and Chinese with Few Significant Errors Study Finds Most Errors Occur When Doctors Write Long, Jargon-Filled Sentences By Laura Kurtzman Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Email this article Print this article In multicultural areas like San Francisco, doctors are increasingly looking to Google Translate to provide written instructions their patients can take home, so they stand a better chance of following medical advice.
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