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. 2022 Aug 1;276(2):e72-e74.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005442. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

A Call to Cease the Use of Slave Analogies in Medical Literature

Sarah Edwards  1 , Jennifer Park  2 , Ivy Benjenk  2 , Logan Werner  3 , Obinna Ome Irondi  3 , Rina Samant  3 , Sonia Samant  3 , Tori Greaves  3 , Raymond Pla  2 , Marian Sherman  2
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A Call to Cease the Use of Slave Analogies in Medical Literature

Sarah Edwards et al. Ann Surg. .
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