When Words Disappear—How Banning Words Imperils Health Care Communication

This Viewpoint discusses the negative repercussions that banning certain words and mandating shifts in shared language by the federal government can have on health care.

Corresponding Author: Keith Norris, MD, PhD, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, UCLA Department of Medicine, 1100 Glendon Ave, Ste 710, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (kcnorris@mednet.ucla.edu).

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