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. 2023 Aug 15;330(7):587-588.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.11409.

Reconsidering the Language of Serious Illness

Jacqueline M Kruser  1 , Justin T Clapp  2   3 , Robert M Arnold  4
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Reconsidering the Language of Serious Illness

Jacqueline M Kruser et al. JAMA. .
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This Viewpoint expresses how use of certain language complicates decision-making for critically ill patients, and it highlights alternative phrasing for effective communication.

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