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Caring for You, the Physician

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The grandmother of Hippocrates goes on to hope that Daphne, his bride, can “teach this grandson of mine to live a happy life.” She might well also have wished him good health and longevity.

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Taylor, R.B. (2010). Caring for You, the Physician. In: Medical Wisdom and Doctoring. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5521-0_11

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