jama
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- noun
- Indian
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jama
- In the cold winter evenings, he preferred to relax in his comfortable jama at home.
Examples
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Thanks for this, Dr. T. I've been following the JAMA report with interest.
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I love all you mama-jamas.
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This paper was written over a year ago, in response to JAMA's call for papers on health reform, and may not include the most recent material.
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Today I'm going to give you access to a paper with as many as 100 references that you almost never see cited in Health Affairs, or in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), or in the New England Journal (at least not in their public policy articles).
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Journals such as The Lancet, BMJ, Nature, Science, JAMA, and NEJM have high credibility by virtue of the peer-review system.
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I'd be interested in your own expanded view on this issue (given that the response to the new JAMA report from a number of doctors has been decidedly underwhelming) on what else could be done to address these stent-happy doctors who are responsible for those kinds of numbers.
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I'm going to get into two articles: (1) in JAMA from October 10, 2012, on PCI in acute MI with public reporting; and (2) in Annals of Internal Medicine, about the OpenNotes project (office notes for patients).
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First let's get into the JAMA study: this included about 50,000 patients in places where there was public recording, where PCI was performed in acute MI, and another nearly 50,000 people who were not in that setting (that is, PCI was done without public recording).
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He wore a jama during the cultural festival to honor his heritage.
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The traditional jama is often decorated with intricate patterns and bright colors.
Synonyms
A long loose robe that men wear in some Muslim countries
A long loose robe that men in the Middle East wear
A long loose outer robe from Sudan often worn by men or for religious reasons
A long shirt that people wear in some Middle Eastern and South Asian countries
A loose, comfortable robe worn at home, often by men
A long loose robe with a hood worn in North Africa
A long loose robe with a hood that people wear in North Africa and the Middle East
A long formal coat worn by men at South Asian weddings and special ceremonies
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Jama for a long, loose coat comes from Persian jama meaning 'clothing' and is the same jama found in pyjamas, so think of it as a long, traditional robe.