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245 _aEmpathy and the practice of medicine: beyond pills and the scalpel. /
_bedited by Howard M. Spiro et al.
260 _aNew Haven:
_bYale University Press,
_c1993.
300 _axi, 208 p
500 _aIncludes index
520 _aSeeking to restore empathy to medical practice, this book aims to demonstrate how important it is for doctors to listen to their patients, to experience and to understand what their patients are feeling. The book is a collection of essays by physicians, philosophers and a nurse.
650 _aPhysician and patient
650 _aMedical personnel and patient
700 _aSpiro, Howard, M.
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