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PDFTeaching and learning ethics
The limits of empathy: problems in medical education and practice
- Correspondence to Anna Smajdor, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK; a.smajdor{at}uea.ac.uk
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The limits of empathy: problems in medical education and practice
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- Received August 11, 2010
- Revised November 11, 2010
- Accepted December 10, 2010
- First published February 2, 2011.
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April 27, 2016
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