Cinderella revisited.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the references to Cinderella in medical literature.


METHODS
Analysis of papers published in the past 50 years that mention Cinderella.


RESULTS
The trend for use of Cinderella as a metaphor in medical publications is increasing exponentially. Five separate themes emerged: neglect, identity, transformation, exhaustion, and the mixed metaphor.


CONCLUSIONS
The medical use of the Cinderella fable is growing in popularity.
Cameron
Stewart M
SM
Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, 5909 Veterans' Memorial Lane, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2E2. Stewart.Cameron@Dal.Ca
D005201:Fantasy; D019365:Metaphor; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*