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Do we neglect patients with multiple health problems?
Individual doctors do their best not to
BMJ 2008; 336 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39535.433993.1F (Published 03 April 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:736
- Peter G Davies, GP principal
- 1Keighley Road Surgery, Illingworth, Halifax HX2 9LL
- npgdavies{at}blueyonder.co.uk
Doctors used to be criticised for talking about “the appendix in bed 1.” The criticism was of the reduction of a human being to a single symptom or condition. Yet at a time when the NHS is talking ever more about …
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