The essence of medicine.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/bmj.39583.748727.94 and PMC identifier 2394641.
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Abstract
Writers may tell us their theories on what the essence of medicine is, but it takes actual contact with patients to bring it home to us
Medical subject headings
- Clinical Medicine
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Professional Practice