The language of risk : Self-assessment of nasopharyngeal cancer risk

• Main Authors: Edmund Ui Hang, Sim, Ting, Su Hie
• 格式: Proceeding
• 语言: English
• 出版: 2022
• 主题: P Philology. Linguistics
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The language of risk is a part of medical discourse that lay people have problems understanding. Scientists, doctors and patients speak a different language of risk because they understand risk differently. Scientists talk about risk factors and the likelihood of the disease while patients experienc...