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. 2017 Jul 4;189(26):E896.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.733122.

The new medical model: why medicine needs philosophy

Benjamin Chin-Yee  1
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The new medical model: why medicine needs philosophy

Benjamin Chin-Yee. CMAJ. .
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