Respiratory disease terminology: Discordance between pulmonologists and patients

Context: A number of local dialects and languages exist in India, which leads to a single disease being addressed by a number of names which may overlap with other disease names also. This creates misunderstanding and is a hindrance to effective patient–doctor communication. Aims: The paper aims to...

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Main Authors: Nishtha Singh, Sheetu Singh, Nirmal Kumar Jain, Virendra Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=1;spage=9;epage=12;aulast=Singh