Definition of clinician
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The initial results of Demiris’ study are promising, and several participants have taken their data to start discussions with their clinicians.
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By knowing whether a patient is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or straight, say public health experts, clinicians can be more alert to a person’s medical needs and more thoughtful in interactions.
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And while small, the trial on 10 boys was double-blinded and placebo-controlled, so neither parents nor clinicians knew who got the real drug.
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During the group’s monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday at the Dar Al-Farooq mosque in suburban Minneapolis, faith leaders sat at tables covered in white tablecloths and listened intently as clinicians explained that there is no medicine for measles.
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But it’s not just the general public operating on too narrow a view of herpes; it’s also many clinicians.
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From past experience, an astute clinician, public health official, or laboratory worker will recognize an unusual event and contact the appropriate health officials, who will investigate the event.
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1875
First Known Use of clinician
1875
CLINICIAN Defined for English Language Learners
clinician
playDefinition of clinician for English Language Learners
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: a person (such as a doctor or nurse) who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher
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