Learning Empathy: Medical School and the Care of the Dying Patient

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 383-389

  McDonagh, Jonathan ^a   Ljungkvist, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84992839933     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.1999.2.383     Document Type: Article

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