Why should physicians read? : Understanding clinical judgement and its relation to literary experience

Is literary experience of any practical relevance to the clinician? This is the overall question addressed by this investigation, which starts by tracing the historical roots of scientific medicine. These are found to be intimately linked to a form of rationality associated with the scientific revol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahlzén, Rolf
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för hälsa och miljö 2010
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-6285
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7063-311-9