Words Matter: a Call to Remove "Sickler" from Medical Lingo in the United States

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Hematology/Oncology, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Ave, Given E214, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA. Karlyn.martin@med.uvm.edu.
• ² Physician Assistant Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, McGaw Pavilion, Suite 1-203, 240 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.