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How to Choose the Right Words When Talking to a Patient

by G. Richard Holt, MD, MSE, MPH, MABE, D Bioethics • September 15, 2021

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Dr. Holt is professor emeritus and clinical professor in the department of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

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