Words Matter: a Call to Remove “Sickler” from Medical Lingo in the United States

Karlyn A. Martin; Charles N. Mininger

doi:10.1007/s11606-024-09036-7

Words Matter: a Call to Remove “Sickler” from Medical Lingo in the United States

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Original language	English (US)
Article number	e1915374
Pages (from-to)	462-464
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of general internal medicine
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09036-7
State	Published - Feb 2025

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KAM is supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (K23HL157758).

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