Commentary Commonly used, easily confused: let's eliminate hyper and hypo. Citation Text: Frankel A, Vecchio P. Commonly used, easily confused: let's eliminate hyper and hypo. BMJ. 2010;341:c5867. doi:10.1136/bmj.c5867. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarDOIPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 10, 2010 Frankel A, Vecchio P. BMJ. 2010;341:c5867. View more articles from the same authors. This commentary discusses how soundalike terms can contribute to error. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Frankel A, Vecchio P. Commonly used, easily confused: let's eliminate hyper and hypo. BMJ. 2010;341:c5867. doi:10.1136/bmj.c5867. 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