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<p>Abstract</p> <p>A recent study suggests that doctors often diminish effective time with patients by talking about themselves in a manner that does not improve the patient visit and is sometimes disruptive to it. Good care requires hearing what the patient has to say, as the doct...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Centor Robert M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
Online Access:http://www.peh-med.com/content/2/1/29