Patienthood.
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چکیده
The experience of being a patient is valuable in learning how to become a humane physician. The behavior of students and house officers is modeled on their attending and senior residents. Interactions with patients will be more likely to resemble the example of senior physicians than any theoretical or ideal example, no matter how well taught.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
دوره 65 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992