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Case Reports
. 1993 Dec:39:2557-64.

Patients, friends, and relationship boundaries

J T Rourke  1 , L F Smith, J B Brown
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Case Reports

Patients, friends, and relationship boundaries

J T Rourke et al. Can Fam Physician. 1993 Dec.

Abstract

When patient and physician are close friends, both professional and personal relationships can suffer. Jointly exploring and setting explicit boundaries can help avoid conflict and maintain these valuable relationships. This is particularly important when the physician practises in a small community where such concurrent relationships are unavoidable.

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