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Editorial
. 2024 Dec 24;9(1):e001558.
doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001558. eCollection 2024.

Trauma-informed language as a tool for health equity

Lucy Hart  1   2 , John N Bliton  3 , Christine Castater  2   4 , Jessica H Beard  5 , Randi N Smith  2   6
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Trauma-informed language as a tool for health equity

Lucy Hart et al. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. .
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Keywords: Healthcare disparities; patient-centered care; teaching; violence.

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Figure 1. Core principles of equity-centered trauma-informed care. (Original artwork adapted from Thompson and Marsh [20]).
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