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Substance over style: is there something wrong with abandoning the white coat?
- Correspondence to César Palacios-González, Institute for Science Ethics and Innovation, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Stopford Building, Room 3.383, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Cesar.palaciosgonzalez{at}postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
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Substance over style: is there something wrong with abandoning the white coat?
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- Received October 29, 2013
- Revised June 13, 2014
- Accepted July 2, 2014
- First published July 21, 2014.
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April 27, 2016
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