Medical slang in British hospitals

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-189

  Fox, Adam T ^a,e   Fertleman, Michael ^b   Cahill, Pauline ^c   Palmer, Roger D ^d  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Communication slang; Medicolegal; Terminology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041573057     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327019EB1302_04     Document Type: Article

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