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El bienestar de los y las profesionales de la traducción, la interpretación y la terminología
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Article language: Spanish
Article outline
- Introduction
- 1.Antecedentes y contexto
- 2.Factores que influyen en la salud mental y física y en el bienestar de traductores e intérpretes
- 3.Apoyo de las partes interesadas al bienestar de los y las lingüistas profesionales
- 3.1Asociaciones de traductores e intérpretes
- 3.2Universidades y otras instituciones educativas
- 3.3Proveedores de servicios lingüísticos (PSL) y otros empresarios/clientes
- 3.4Profesionales individuales
- 4.Conclusión
- Author queries
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