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The uses of shadowing the doctor—and patient

On seeing and hearing their work of care

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  1. Primary Care Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, MA

    John D. Stoeckle MD

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Received from the Department of Medicine, the New Pathway Curriculum, Harvard Medical School, and the Medical Services (Primary Care Program and General Medicine Unit), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Stoeckle, J.D., Ronan, L., Ehrlich, C. et al. The uses of shadowing the doctor—and patient. J Gen Intern Med 8, 561–563 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02599640

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