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CORR ^® International—Asia-Pacific: How To Live a Happy Life as an Orthopaedic Surgeon

Author: Tae Kyun Kim, MD, PhD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 3/2017

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The social system in Asia has been largely influenced by capitalism, which has greatly affected the medical field. Physicians in Asia are now considered mere service providers by a government that heavily subsidizes [12] a crowded medical system [2]. It is my perception, however, that the general public in Asian-Pacific regions still view physicians, including orthopaedic surgeons, as bearers of an altruistic responsibility who provide paternalistic and honorable medical services. I would argue that Asian physicians are more revered than physicians in other regions. …

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Title: CORR ® International—Asia-Pacific: How To Live a Happy Life as an Orthopaedic Surgeon
Author: Tae Kyun Kim, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-016-5134-3

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