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Family-flustered care: a case against jargon in the NICU

Pediatric Research volume 93, pages 1782–1783 (2023)Cite this article

Why, may not that be the skull of a lawyer? Where be his quiddities now, his quillities, his cases, his tenures, and his tricks?

Why, may not that be the skull of a lawyer? Where be his quiddities now, his quillities, his cases, his tenures, and his tricks?

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McAdams, R.M. Family-flustered care: a case against jargon in the NICU. Pediatr Res 93, 1782–1783 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-022-02285-4

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