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Dec 12 2011

The Art of Listening

Deborah Grady, MD, MPH
Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(22):1989. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.572
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This vignette provides a striking and poignant example of how listening carefully to a patient's story can be more effective than tests and treatment.

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Grady D. The Art of Listening. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(22):1989. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.572

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