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What cannot be said on television about health care.
Emanuel EJ. What Cannot Be Said on Television About Health Care. JAMA. 2007;297(19). doi:10.1001/jama.297.19.2131.
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February 1, 2011
Emanuel EJ. JAMA. 2007;297(19).
The author discusses how changes in language used to describe health care reflect a shifting public perception of the US health care system. This shift involves increasing recognition that errors do occur and that the health care system is flawed.
