Iatrogenic: Time to Retire the Word.

JACC Case Rep · 2019 · PMC8301247 · PMID 34316768

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This ambiguity that is present in the word “iatrogenic” is quite significant. “Iatrogenic” may or may not mean harm to the patient.

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