title: Medical abbreviations: writing little and communicating less.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. walshk02@ummhc.org
authors.forename: Kathleen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Jerry H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Gurwitz
mesh_terms: D000004:Abbreviations as Topic; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards