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Editorial
. 2021 Feb;36(2):263-264.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06343-7.

If Kindness Were a Drug, the FDA Would Approve It

Steven M Asch  1 , Dale V Atkins  2 , Anne Walling  3
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Editorial

If Kindness Were a Drug, the FDA Would Approve It

Steven M Asch et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Feb.
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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