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===Mentions "Smoker"=== | ===Mentions "Smoker"=== | ||
====2021: ACS/ACS CAN: [https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/online-documents/en/pdf/flyers/health_equity_inclusive_language_writing_guide.pdf Inclusive Language and Writing Guide]==== | |||
*Terms to avoid: smokers/former smokers | |||
**Suggested Replacement: people who smoke/used to smoke/ quit smoking | |||
**Rationale: removes stigmatizing or shaming/blaming language and keeps people first | |||
====[https://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/AJPM%20Revision%20Checklist.pdf ''American Journal of Preventative Medicine'']==== | ====[https://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/AJPM%20Revision%20Checklist.pdf ''American Journal of Preventative Medicine'']==== | ||
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