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. 2018 May;33(5):748.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4357-2.

Capsule Commentary on Goddu et. al., Do Words Matter? Stigmatizing Language and the Transmission of Bias in the Medical Record

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Capsule Commentary on Goddu et. al., Do Words Matter? Stigmatizing Language and the Transmission of Bias in the Medical Record

Jason Schnittker. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 May.
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