The death of Hector: Pity in Homer, empathy in medical education

Medical Humanities

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  Marshall, R ^a   Bleakley, A ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67650086645     PISSN: 1468215X     EISSN: 14734265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2008.001081     Document Type: Article

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