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Original Article
The altruistic act of asking
- Correspondence to: Dr D Kirklin, Centre for Medical Humanities, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Archway Campus, 2nd Floor Holborn Union Building, 2–10 Highgate Hill, London N19 5LW, UK; d.kirklin{at}pcps.ucl.ac.uk
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The altruistic act of asking
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- Received August 4, 2002
- Accepted November 26, 2002
- First published June 1, 2003.
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June 01, 2003
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