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Editorial
. 2017 Feb 5;130(3):253-255.
doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.198936.

Our Thoughts on Medicine and Philosophy

Zheng-Xing He  1 , Jing-He Lang  1
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Editorial

Our Thoughts on Medicine and Philosophy

Zheng-Xing He et al. Chin Med J (Engl). .
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“Three solutions”: understanding of the disease, diagnosis, and patients’ helplessness.
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