Literature and medicine: Physician-writers

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9051, 1997, Pages 564-567

  McLellan, M Faith ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031044686     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)80120-1     Document Type: Article

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