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How not to be a doctor, and other essays

Offers a selection of fifty essays that have been published by the author over the past few years. The author comments on medicine and its relation to the the arts, humanities, and philosophy. The essays cover a wide range of topics including mucis, poetry, literature and psychonanalysis, as well as contemporary medical politics and (most of all) the poignant personal experience of being a doctor.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 108 pages

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