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Modern medicine and the Hippocratic tradition of medicine: restoring professional values

Authors: Mohamed Y. Rady, Joseph L. Verheijde

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 8/2011

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Title: Modern medicine and the Hippocratic tradition of medicine: restoring professional values
Authors: Mohamed Y. Rady
Joseph L. Verheijde
Publication date: 01-08-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 8/2011
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2275-4

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