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‘Miscarriage or abortion?’ Understanding the medical language of pregnancy loss in Britain; a historical perspective
Clinical language applied to early pregnancy loss changed in late twentieth century Britain when doctors consciously began using the term ‘miscarriage’ instead of ‘abortion’ to refer to this subject. Medical professionals at the time and since have claimed this change as an intuitive empathic respon...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3841747/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23429567 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2012-010284 |